Lesson 1: Intro to Credibility part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
What does it mean for a source to be credible? This lesson helps students understand what it means for any source to be credible. They learn that credible sources should have expertise and be trustworthy. Students ...

Lesson 2: Introducing & Modeling Lateral Reading part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
How should we research a digital source's credibility? This lesson introduces the strategy of lateral reading, or opening new tabs to research a source's credibility outside the site itself. The teacher ...

The Freshwater pcMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Freshwater pcMEL asks students to weigh the connections between evidence and alternative explanations about the quantity and quality of freshwater resources. The availability of usable freshwater as the ...

The Extreme Weather baMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Extreme Weather baMEL asks students to weigh the connections between evidence and alternative explanations about the relationship between extreme weather and climate change. Extreme weather is a critical ...

The Extreme Weather pcMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Extreme Weather pcMEL asks students to weigh the connections between evidence and alternative explanations about the relationship between extreme weather and climate change. Extreme weather is a critical ...

Origins of the Universe pcMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Origins of the Universe pcMEL asks students to explore the connections between evidence and competing models about how the Universe began. It is one of the most fundamental and existential questions humans ...

The Fossils pcMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Fossils pcMEL asks students to weigh the connections between evidence and alternative explanations about the relationship between early organisms and information about climate changes of the past. By exploring ...

The Climate Change pcMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Climate Change pcMEL asks students to weigh the connections between evidence and alternative explanations about causes of climate change. Climate change is a critical environmental issue facing Earth and its ...

The Fracking pcMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Fracking pcMEL engages students in a scientific discussion around the topic of whether or not there is a relation between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations and increases in moderate magnitude ...

The Wetlands pcMEL part of Model-Evidence Link Diagrams Project:Teaching Resources
The Wetlands pcMEL asks students to consider different viewpoints on the uses of wetlands, a socio-scientific issue. Some people value what wetlands offer the local environment, such as habitats for all types of ...