1. Fact or Opinion?

2. Vocabulary: Fact What is it?
Click on the link below. Change the words in the definition to make your own new definition for fact. Write it down on your piece of paper.

3. Vocabulary: Opinion What is it?
Click on the link below. Change the words in the definition to make your own new definition for fact. Write it down on your piece of paper.
opinion

4. Fact vs. Opinion
Clink the link below, and watch the video. This should clear up the differences between facts and opinions. tandopinion/

5. Create a Venn Diagram :Draw this on your paper
Fact
Opinion
What are some characteristics of opinions that are different from facts?
What are some characteristics of facts that are different from opinions?
Both
Characteristics that are the same for both.

6. Fact or Opinion?
Decide whether the following statements are facts or opinions. Write your answer down on your sheet of paper.
-The Earth is a planet that has oxygen.
-We need oxygen to survive.
-It is very cool that Earth has Oxygen and other planets do not.
-It is very interesting that humans cannot live without oxygen.

7. Opinions Facts
Turn these opinions into facts. Write the new answer on your sheet of paper.
- Playing sports is the best way to keep you healthy.
- Running is not fun at all, it makes me very tired.
-The other team was very bad because they lost by a lot of points.

8. Recap
Vocabulary
Fact
Opinion
Write the answers to the following questions on your sheet of paper.
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Why is it important to know the difference between a fact and an opinion?