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 Canvas. See Module 1.

Syllabus

These are the topics covered each week:

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

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

Module 3: Logic Puzzles, Circular Reasoning, Social Media Simulator, Check Yourself with 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: Newsdefenders Game, Appeal to Nature, Social Media Simulator, Evaluating Photos & Video

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

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

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

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

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

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

Module 14: Statistical Odyssey, Debunkbot, Online Sexual Harassment

Module 15: Symbolic Logic, Pseudoscience

Module 16: Symbolic Logic, Wrap Up Blog Post

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