{"id":350,"date":"2025-02-07T21:38:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/discoveringstudent\/chapter\/how-do-you-know-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:33:50","slug":"how-do-you-know-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/discoveringstudent\/chapter\/how-do-you-know-2\/","title":{"raw":"How Do You Know?","rendered":"How Do You Know?"},"content":{"raw":"Review the first page of the <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/discovering\/chapter\/arguments\/\">Arguments<\/a> student chapter with the class as an example of an argument, highlighting the opinion (\u201cWe should build a base on the moon\u201d) and the fact used to support it (\u201cthere are many minerals on the moon that we could use on Earth.\u201d\r\n\r\nHave students access the student chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/discovering\/chapter\/how-do-you-know\/\">How Do You Know?<\/a> or distribute the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wK8n0XLQtIJzIyydzXUeaAHkSEw2NR1q\/view?usp=sharing\">handout<\/a> and divide the class into groups of three.\r\n\r\nAssign or allow each group to choose one of the following opinion statements (more than one group can work on each statement):\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>We should send people to explore Mars.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should try to contact space aliens.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should build a meteor defense system.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should only send robots into space, not people.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should clean up space junk.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should look for new planets that people could live on.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should look for water on the moon.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHave each group write down their opinion statement before the word \u201cbecause,\u201d and then give them a few minutes to come up with at least three different facts they can use to complete the sentence, e.g.:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>We should build a base on the moon because it has many minerals we could use on Earth.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should build a base on the moon because it will help us reach other planets.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We should build a base on the moon because it will help us learn how space affects our bodies.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nNext, have each group choose which of the sentences they completed seems likely to be the strongest argument, and ask:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Is the fact correct? 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