Can You Prove It? Facts and Opinions!

Introduction

Learning Objective:  Students will be able to identify Facts and Opinions and explain why each is Fact or Opinion.  

This lesson introduces students to the differences between facts and opinions in an interactive way. A fact is something true and can be verified objectively or proven. An opinion is a belief that people have about something or someone. An opinion can be true or false and is capable of changing in truth.  

Task: Decide if each statement is a fact or an opinion.  Write F for fact or O for an opinion on each question.

Description:  This Webquest allows students to apply his/her knowledge of facts and opinions.

Grade Level: 2nd - 3rd

Curriculum: English/Language Arts Reinforcement

Keywords: Fact, Opinion

Task

  1. Watch a video that explains what a fact or an opinion is, then select the color of the team you would like to be on. The colors are: Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green
  2. Students will divide themselves into groups by the color chosen
  3. Group members need to decide which questions are facts and which are opinions.
  4. After finding what fact is and what is an opinion, the teams will swap teams to see if their answers were correct.  
  5. Once all the facts and opinions are found, each team will receive a prize.  

Process

Step 1:  Watch Video: 

https://youtu.be/BIq1Qvx6jYc

Step 2 : Get into groups based off the color selected

Step 3: Each team will select five questions from the Fact and Opinion pile

Step 4. Look at the questions carefully and amongst your team determine if the statement is fact or opinion

Step 5: Next each team will write down one fact and one opinion about themselves. 

Step 6: Each student will explain why their statements are fact or opinion.  The team that follows all of the directions and completes the assignment first will be win a Free Dress Day. 

Step 7: The teacher will assist the teams who needs help determining what is fact and what is opinion

 

Evaluation

Team Work

4

Advanced

3

Proficient

2

Basic

1

Minimal
  • Listens to teammates
  • Shares ideas
  • Works and supports team members
  • The students were definitely a team player. 
  • Students worked proficiently with the other group members
  • Students learned the difference between fact and opinions.  

The student was a team player and was willing to work with other team members in finding out the facts and opinions
  • Students did work with others but did not always listen to other student's ideas.  
  • Students did not always work well with others. 
 Students did not work well in the team.  There only one or two students that did the work.
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Conclusion

Fantastic job at finding out what is fact and what is opinion. Remember that a fact can be proven, and an opinion is a person's thoughts or beliefs. Always remember that you can do anything as long as you apply yourselves.  

 

Credits

The points are accumulated by the following way.  Please see below.

Advanced: 12 Points

Proficient: 11-9 Points

Basic: 8 -5 Points

Minimal: 4-1 Point

Students will not be given points as a whole group but individually