Year 6 PSHE: Summer 2 worksheet

“Feeds, Echoes and Checking” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 6 PSHE unit “PSHE: Summer 2”, for children aged 10 to 11, and takes about 22 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 31 to 36 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Feeds, Echoes and Checking

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 6 · PSHE · about 22 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can notice when a feed shows only one view, and check claims with more than one source.

A Look back3 min

1.
In a made-up class vote, which choice won? Circle it.
PetsTripsGames
2.
Which sentence is a FACT? Circle it.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.Chocolate is the tastiest food.Everyone should walk to school.
3.
The weather picture shows feelings from sunny to stormy. Which feeling is the stormiest? Circle it.
CalmAngryHappy

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ali's feed this week is made up for this sheet. Some posts say the same as Ali. Some say something different. Look at the bars.

Watch me

Ali sees 9 posts that match his view.

Only 1 post is different.

Most of his feed agrees with him. That is an echo chamber.

Now you

1.
Jo's feed this week has 3 posts with the same view and 7 with a different view. Which kind of post is more common? Circle it.
Same viewDifferent view
2.
Sam's feed this week shows only posts that agree with Sam. Is this a sign of an echo chamber? Circle it.
Yes, all of the posts agreeNo, Sam sees a mix

C Your turn6 min

Each feed is made up. Look at the bars, then circle your answer.

1.
Which kind of post fills this feed and makes it close to an echo chamber? Circle it.
Same viewDifferent viewEqual
2.
Does one kind of post fill this feed, or do both views get a fair share? Circle it.
Same viewDifferent viewEqual
3.
Most posts in this feed disagree with its owner. Which kind of post helps the owner see the other side? Circle it.
Same viewDifferent viewEqual
4.
This feed shows only one view. Which kind of post does its owner never see? Circle it.
Same viewDifferent viewEqual

Say it out loud: What would you need to see in a feed to know it shows more than one view?

D Spot the mistake3 min

A phone lying face up on a kitchen table beside a cup of tea

Kit says: “A post shared a million times must be true.”

1.
Is Kit right? Explain in one or two sentences.

E Think deeper4 min

A library table with a stack of books, an open blank notepad and a pencil.

1.
Name two different places you could check a news story. Say how each one helps you decide if it is true.

How did it feel?

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Feeds, Echoes and Checking · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Trips If your child circles Pets, they may be reading the first bar. Ask: which bar reaches highest? The choice with the most votes wins.

2. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level. If your child circles an opinion, ask: could you check this in a book or official source? A fact can be checked. An opinion is someone's view.

3. Angry If your child circles Calm, ask them to find the stormiest picture on the scale. Calm sits near the sunny end.

B

1. Different view If your child circles Same view, they may have chosen the bar they expected. Ask: which bar is taller?

2. Yes, all of the posts agree

C

1. Same view

2. Equal

3. Different view

4. Different view

D

1. Look for: Sharing does not check facts. Many widely shared posts are false, so check who made it and whether other sources agree. If your child agrees with Kit, ask: who checked this post? Then ask whether another source says the same. Popular is not the same as true.

E

1. Look for: Two different sources, such as an official website or a fact-checking site, with a reason each helps. If your child names only one place, ask: would a second place show the same thing? Two sources that agree are stronger evidence.

Words to use

Say“Which view did Ali's feed show most? If you see a claim online, where else could you check it?”

Instead of“Just tell them social media is bad and to stop using it.”

After the sheet

Together, think about the last five posts you saw online. How many agreed with you? Then find one claim and check it in two places. If anything online upsets your child, tell them they will not be in trouble for telling a trusted grown-up. NSPCC for grown-ups: 0808 800 5000. Childline for children: 0800 1111.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Caring for our local place(with a plan)
Rights and responsibilities go together(with a plan)
Plans for the Year Ahead(with a plan)
Getting Ready for Year 7(with a plan)
Looking back, looking on(with a plan)

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