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Understanding Bias: Applying knowledge

Understanding Bias: Applying knowledge

You and a partner will choose 1 of the established biases below. Detailed descriptions of each can be found on the amazing website of the DECISION LAB think tank; an organization with the aim of using behavioural science to make things better Step 1: Chose 

Black Holes of Knowledge

Black Holes of Knowledge

We’ve all been there, “I’ll just watch one video” turns into ten and before you know it you’ve wasted an hour. This learning activity is designed to take advantage of our tendency to spiral down the youtube abyss but instead of wasting an hour, you 

The Road to WW2, Appeasement, Morality and Ukraine

The Road to WW2, Appeasement, Morality and Ukraine

Download the following two learning helpers in order to educate your self and provide context for our discussion about foreign policy, War, appeasement and modern parallels to the Ukraine War The Road to War: Understanding Hitler and Germany’s path the Global War and the actions 

The Dark Knight: Eyewitness testimony and Memory

The Dark Knight: Eyewitness testimony and Memory

You have been a witness to a crime perpetrated by the JOKER. The Gotham city police NEED YOU to help them catch the criminal and solve the crime! Use the POLICE REPORT linked HERE to help them get their man!

Understanding the Knowledge Framework

Understanding the Knowledge Framework

The “Knowledge Framework” is a methodology for analyzing AOKs by breaking them up into smaller understandable chunks. Once one understands how this framework operates within one AOK, they can perform a similar analysis on another and then conduct comparative analysis between the two. Conducting this 

Inquiry into Protests of the civil rights movement

Inquiry into Protests of the civil rights movement

In order to better understand the aims and impact of various protests during the civil rights movement and the role these protests played in the fight for EQUALITY, engage in the following INQUIRY EXPERIENCE LINKED HERE

What’s Up With That? A psychological investigation into curious social phenomena

What’s Up With That? A psychological investigation into curious social phenomena

Use the learning helper linked below to guide you through an investigation into a curious social phenomena! The LH has steps to take as well as the evaluation rubric! Whats up with that? An investigation into social phenomena

TOK Explorations: Data, Behaviour & Government

TOK Explorations: Data, Behaviour & Government

Private and Public knowledge of our personal data has been a widely discussed issue as of late as well as the potential for “abuse” in regard to how that data is used. Use the learning helper linked below to learn about ways in which personal 

Black Codes, Voter Oppression and Obstacles to Equality

Black Codes, Voter Oppression and Obstacles to Equality

Complete the learning helper linked here in order to understand black codes, voter oppression and practice some primary source analysis skills.

What I’ve learned: A TOK Reflection

What I’ve learned: A TOK Reflection

Use this learning helper to guide you through a TOK reflective experience: WHAT I’VE LEARNED