Key Stage 3

In this unit pupils use the internet to gather information on a particular topic, collate it and present it from a particular viewpoint.

Pupils are given a stance to take and select information to produce an argument that supports this view and challenges other views. This requires them to consider the usefulness, provenance, reliability, status and bias of the information they collect and use. The audience is used to evaluate how successfully the pupils have presented arguments to support their stance.

Areas for research could include any topical subject arousing controversy, eg genetically modified foods, growth-enhancing hormones,  as long as it is one that allows for a variety of points of view.

This unit is expected to take approximately 7 hours.

• a variety of internet sites, previously selected and marked

• CD-ROMs (from which text and images can be copied)