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Scams and Schemes
DIGITAL LIFE 101 / ASSESSMENT / DIGITAL LITERACY AND CITIZENSHIP IN A CONNECTED CULTURE / REV DATE 2015
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LESSON PLAN
UNIT 1
GRADES 6-8
Essential Question
What is identity theft, and how can you protect yourself
from it? Materials and Preparation
• Paper and markers or colored pencils (or computers with Microsoft
Office if you are using the high-tech option in Teach 3).
- • Copy the Spotting Scams Student Handout, one for each student.
- Can people get scammed on the Internet?
How? They can even “re-create”
someone’s identity and produce false documents, such as Social Security card...
6-8-unit1-scamsandschemes.pdf 
