High School Homeschool Curriculum

This 16-week, half-credit homeschool curriculum for grades 8-12 teaches teens to think critically about what they see online. Requiring about four hours each week, the lessons combine reading, writing, quizzes, videos, projects, and interactive online courses.

The lesson modules are hosted on FundaFunda's Canvas site. See Module 1.

Syllabus

Module 1: Logic Puzzles, What is Critical Thinking, Social Media Simulator, Navigating Digital Info

Module 2: Logic Puzzles, Pseudoskepticism, Social Media Simulator, Fact-checking

Module 3: Logic Puzzles, Circular Reasoning, Social Media Simulator, Lateral Reading

Module 4: Logic Puzzles, Burden of Proof, Social Media Simulator, Who can you Trust?

Module 5: Logic Puzzles, False Dilemma, Social Media Simulator, Using Wikipedia

Module 6: Newsdefenders Game, Tu Quoque, Social Media Simulator, Evaluating Evidence

Module 7: Appeal to Nature Fallacy, Newsdefenders Game, Social Media Simulator, Evaluating Photos & Videos

Module 8: Hasty Generalizations, Social Media Simulator, Data and Infographics

Module 9: Guilt by Association Fallacy, Social Media Simulator, Click Restraint

Module 10: Middle Ground Fallacy, Social Media Simulator, Philosophical Story

Module 11: Slippery Slope Fallacy, A Statistical Odyssey, Data Analysis Handbook

Module 12: Sunk Cost Fallacy, A Statistical Odyssey, Data Analysis Handbook, Online Blackmail

Module 13: Logic for Teens, Healthy Friendships, Recognizing Stalking, Philosophical Questions

Module 14: Logic for Teens, Online Sexual Harassment, Try Debunkbot

Module 15: Symbolic Logic Worksheets, Pseudoscience Actvity

Module 16: Symbolic Logic Worksheets, Write Blog Post

This curriculum integrates several of Critikid's courses, so it must be purchased in the bundle Critical Thinking for the Digital Age.