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Computing · Stage 4

Challenge: Spot the Fake

Coding & Systems · challenge · use clues like odd hands, melty bits and impossible things to tell a real photo from a made-up one

✦ Computing📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start
I can use clues to tell real from fake.
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Kavi Plays Detective

Kavi the owl put on a tiny detective hat. "Two pictures," Kavi hooted. "One is a real photo someone took with a camera. One was made by a computer. Which is which?" Kavi looked very closely. In the first picture a smiling boy waved — but his hand had six fingers! In the second, the letters on a sign were all melted and jumbled. "Aha — clues!" said Kavi. "Real hands have five fingers, and real signs have clear letters. A good detective doesn't just trust a picture — you look for clues, then you check where it came from."

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What your child will learn

1Clues that tell real from fakeA made-up picture can look amazing, but it often leaves clues. A good detective checks a few of them before deciding. Tap each clue to hear its job.
2A real photo, or a made-up picture?A camera catches a real moment. A computer builds a picture bit by bit, and sometimes it gets little things wrong. Knowing the difference helps you decide what to believe.
3Real, or made-up?Look at the clue, predict your answer, then reveal.
4Looks real, or probably fake?Each card is one clue. Decide: does it look like a real photo, or is it probably fake? Tap a bin for each!
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A peek inside

A picture shows a shop sign, but the letters are all melted and jumbled so you cannot read them. Is this most likely a real photo or a made-up one?
real signs have clear letters — melty, unreadable letters are a clue a computer made it

Try this at home: A real hand has how many fingers?

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