Claims

Searching for Information

Learning Target
• I can Understand meaning of claims.
• I can search for claims using different search techniques.
• I can use logical reasoning to support my claim.
• I can Test Claims using
Source Analysis,
Types of Information,
Evidence,
Bias-Potential Bias,
Use of Language,
Research / Experimental Data
Generalization,
Personal Experience/ Perspective
Instructions-
Learners work in small groups to discuss and answer the following
questions:
• How do we gather information about the world around us?
• What do observations and experimentation provide us with?
(data)
• What can we do with data?
(draw conclusions/make predictions)
• What is a claim?
(a statement of something as a fact)
Think of a claim in Human Rights:-
For example:
• In the United States…more than twice as many males die in motor vehicle crashes than
females
• List claims of crew and identify which claims are the most believable.
• Rank top three claims of your crew
• Elicit why these are more believable.
• Each crew research one of the claims to establish whether it is actually true (what
evidence there is).
• Crews to report back their findings to the whole class.
• Why do people believe claims?
it sounds believable
they trust the source
they hear the claim made from various sources
the claim is supported by experimental data (evidence).
• Each group should make five claims on human rights, criminality, law,
inequality and state the evidence to support their claim – give the
website or author
• Use different search techniques to search for different claims
• Search Different claims with different types of information.
• Complete a table.
Claim Evidence
we get information from first-hand experiences,
what people tell us, what we read, observation
and experimentation.
‘A carpenter, a school teacher, and scientist were travelling by train
through Scotland when they saw a black sheep through the window of
the train.
“Aha,” said the carpenter with a smile. “I see that Scottish sheep are
black.”
“Hmm,” said the school teacher. “You mean that some Scottish sheep
are black.”
“No,” said the scientist glumly. “All we know is that there is at least one
sheep in Scotland, and that at least one side of that one sheep is black.”
 Testing Claims
• Think back on the Art Integration Activity.
• Self Assess your claim testing done yesterday.
• What went well? What could have been better?
• How will you Test your claim using:-
Source Analysis- What quality of source will you use to support claim- identify specific
sources,
Types of Information- What types of information do you need to test it?,
Evidence- What evidence will you provide to test the claim?,
Bias-Potential Bias- Identify potential bias if any in the claim,
Use of Language- What language will you use to test the claim?,
Research / Experimental Data- How will you find this to support your claim?
Generalization- Is the claim too generalized?
Personal Experience/ Perspective- Where can you find personal perspectives to support
claim?