Fact

or
Opinion?
A fact is a statement
that can be proven true
or false…

…or as The BFG would say, right or left.

 Decide whether
these statements
are true or false…
 “
The Deciduous Forest
is an example of a
biome.
 “
Roald Dahl wrote the
book Wonder.
 “
We got five days off of
school for Spring
Break.
 Ask yourself:
❏ Can I prove that this is a
fact?
❏ How can I prove this?
❏ If it’s not a fact, how can I
disprove it?
 How would you
prove or disprove
these facts?
 “
Michigan is warmer
than Florida.
 “
A plastic bag takes 15
to 1,000 years to
decompose.
 “
Plastic bags get
washed up on
beaches.
Share in your
own words…
What is a fact?
An opinion is what
someone thinks or
believes.
 What do the
authors of these
statements
believe?
The BFG is the best
book ever written.
Plastic bags are the
worst things to ever
happen to beaches.
Everyone loves nice,
clean beaches.
 Opinion Words:
★ Nicest
★ Best
★ Worst
★ Everyone
...Can you come up with any others?
Share in your
own words…
What is an
opinion?
Fact or Opinion?
Alligators are native
to many wetlands,
including the
Everglades.
Mrs. Ivey is the
best principal in
America.
A day spent in
nature is always
enjoyable.
The Great Lakes
were formed by the
melting of glaciers
long ago.
Gravity and
magnets are two
examples of
forces.
Ethan really
likes cats.
I think that
Midwestern
states get a lot of
snow.
Roald Dahl used
his own childhood
experiences as
ideas for stories.
Cleaning up
beaches is a great
thing to do.
The Earth’s average
temperature has risen
almost 2 degrees in the
past few hundred years.
Bach School has
the smartest
students in all of
Ann Arbor.
 Questions to
think about…
What is the Which is more likely How could you
difference to include numbers: get someone to
between a fact facts or opinions? share the same
and an opinion? opinion as you?
 Many of Earth’s biomes are going through harmful
changes. These changes are often caused by humans. For
instance, prairies are being bulldozed over for construction,
and the coral reefs are disappearing because of pollution.
Humans never think about the environment before they act.
These changes can harm the plants and animals that live in
these endangered habitats. It is very sad. We all need to help
save the planet!