Y3/4 Lesson 3 (Cycle B): Consuming information online

Understanding that not all information on search engines is valuable.

Learning objective

  • To understand that not all information on search engines is valuable.

Statutory guidance

  • Pupils should know how to be a discerning consumer of information online including understanding that information, including that from search engines, is ranked, selected and targeted.

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Give specific words related to the topic including some that throw up websites that are not useful, for example putting in ‘penguin’ brings up websites for the publisher as well as about the bird. Alternatively, use the provided Activity: Internet searches (see Classroom resources) which includes words that will bring up a range of sites.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: You could ask children to develop creative ways to explain how a search engine works e.g. a written document or a poster.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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