Google Internet Keep Safe Workshop 1: Detecting Lies and Staying True Instructor Handbook - Manual (Page 9)

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6. Divide the students into groups of 4-5. Let them know that they’ve been given the task of
writing a scientific report about the subject: “Is there life on other planets?” As part of their
research they should compare at least 3 websites. Remind the students of the “rule of 3”
and its importance.
Say: “The video mentions the “rule of 3.” Can anyone remind us what that means? Why is it
good to compare at least 3 sources of information?” Get responses from the students.
In their groups, students will use the Source Comparison Tool (Student Handouts) and other
supplementary information – Top Level Domain Extensions (Student Handouts) to evaluate the
relative quality of 3 sources. For this workshop, we pre-selected 3 sources that the students will
evaluate and compare. The instructor will then discuss with the class which web sources were
the most trustworthy and useful, and which sources were the least reliable and why.
If time allows, you can let each group search the Internet and select their sources on their
own. If short on time, you can select 3 sources from the
Source list – Website Evaluation
(Instructor Toolkit).