Grade 5 · Social Studies · Lesson 26

Media & information literacy

Every day a flood of headlines, videos, posts, and ads rushes at you. MEDIA LITERACY is the skill of slowing that flood down and asking: who made this, why, and can I trust it? An INFORMATION-LITERATE person checks the source before sharing, before believing, and before using the info in school. Today you will learn the difference between RELIABLE and UNRELIABLE sources and learn the RED FLAGS that warn you something is off.

What this lesson teaches

1Distinguish reliable from unreliable sources of information
2Sort common sources into reliable or unreliable groups
3Spot red flags that signal a source may be untrustworthy
4Match each red flag with the reason it weakens a source

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