Stay Safe & Spot Tricks

Essential question

What should never go into a chat — and what should you check before you believe?

Vocabulary: privacy · deepfake · verify · source

1. 5 min — Hook with essential question
2. 25–30 min — Interactive missions (assign 1–2 lessons)
3. 5 min — Discussion from teacher kit prompts
4. 5 min — Exit ticket / parent takeaway

Discussion arc

• Essential question: What should never go into a chat — and what should you check before you believe?
• Mission 1: Privacy Patrol
• Mission 2: Spot the Fake
• Mission 3: Source Check
• Mission 4: Real or Robot Art?
• Mission 5: Sneaky Stat
• Mission 6: Before You Share
• Mission 7: Secret Keeper
• Mission 8: Stranger Chat
• Mission 9: Viral Trap
• Mission 10: Pause and Ask
• Close: One sentence kids can say at dinner about today’s skill.

Missions in this unit

• Privacy Patrol

  Keep personal information out of AI chats

  Privacy patrol

  Full lesson kit

• Spot the Fake

  Apply media literacy to deepfakes and viral posts

  Media detective

  Full lesson kit

• Source Check

  Choose verification moves for bold claims

  Check the source

  Full lesson kit

• Real or Robot Art?

  Spot common tells in AI-generated images

  Spotting AI art

  Full lesson kit

• Sneaky Stat

  Spot misleading charts and tiny samples

  Sneaky stats

  Full lesson kit

• Before You Share

  Pause before sharing

  Pause before share

  Full lesson kit

• Secret Keeper

  Keep secrets out of chats

  Secret keeper

  Full lesson kit

• Stranger Chat

  Handle stranger chats safely

  Chat safe

  Full lesson kit

• Viral Trap

  Spot viral engagement traps

  Trap spotter

  Full lesson kit

• Pause and Ask

  Ask for help verifying

  Ask to verify

  Full lesson kit

Standards

• ISTE 1.2.d — Digital Citizen
• ISTE 1.3.c — Evaluate information
• ISTE 1.3.b — Knowledge Constructor
• CSTA 1B-DA-06 — Data & analysis