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Fact or Fiction?
Ever hear something that makes you wonder if it is possible that it is true? Did you ever decide to check it out and wonder what to do?
Would you ask your mom or your dad if it’s true? What else could you do? Let’s try using the Internet to verify these statements.
Below are six statements.
1. Kangaroos don’t move backward. They can only jump, not walk!
2. Dogs sweat through their feet — most of their sweat glands are on their paw pads.
3. After eating, a fly vomits its meal up and then eats it again!
4. Goats can climb trees!
5. Elephants produce around 200 pounds of poo every day.
6. One million locusts make a swarm.
Your Task: With your partner you are to select two of these statements and go to the Internet to discover if they are true or not true. You
must keep a record of your searches — what words you used to find the answer. When you find the answer, you need to write the URL that
shows if it is true or not true. Then write if you believe the site is reliable or not.
Statement number you selected:
Search word(s) used:
Number of searches you used:
The statement is TRUE or FALSE or NOT ALWAYS TRUE (circle one)
URL that proves or disproves the statement:
Do you feel this site is reliable?
Yes
No
Why?
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Statement number you selected:
Search word(s) used:
Number of searches you used:
The statement is TRUE or FALSE or NOT ALWAYS TRUE (circle one)
URL that proves or disproves the statement:
Do you feel this site is reliable?
Why?
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Yes
No