Grade 7 – Fact Checking and Evidence

This worksheet is designed for Grade 7 students to strengthen critical literacy, research skills, and responsible technology use by evaluating claims with the support of ChatGPT. Students select a questionable statement, ask ChatGPT to assess it, and then analyze whether the response includes credible evidence, such as reliable sources, experts, or verifiable data. Learners determine whether the claim is true, false, or unclear and reflect on how evidence-or the lack of it-affects trustworthiness.

Learning Goals

• Evaluating Source Credibility (Grade 7) – Judge the reliability of information based on evidence and sourcing.
• Digital Research & Verification – Cross-check AI responses with trusted references.
• Media Literacy & Critical Citizenship – Understand how claims spread and why evidence matters in public discourse.
• Evidence-Based Reasoning – Use facts and citations to support or refute a claim.
• Responsible AI Use – Recognize that AI explanations must be evaluated, not accepted at face value.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with Grade 7 ELA, science, social studies, and technology standards.
• Structured Evaluation Process – Guides students through claim selection, AI analysis, verification, and reflection.
• Real-World Relevance – Builds skills needed to navigate news, social media, and online information responsibly.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for research units, media literacy lessons, science inquiry, or enrichment activities.

This printable worksheet helps students become discerning consumers and producers of information by emphasizing evidence over opinion. By verifying claims and analyzing the quality of AI-provided evidence, learners strengthen critical thinking, research habits, and digital citizenship. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity prepares students to evaluate information thoughtfully in an AI-rich world.

This worksheet is part of our ChatGPT Classroom Activities collection.