Examples of thought-provoking questions about animals:
- Can penguins fly?
- Why are flamingos pink?
- Why does a pelican have such a large beak?
- Why does the panda have black spots?
- Why does the giraffe have such a long neck?
Photos of the animals can be shown to support discussion.
The activity can be adapted to any topic where students can compare different explanations, fictional or factual.
Why do leaves change colour in autumn? (plants/nature)
Etc.
Variant: Using a photo instead of text
- Show students a photo designed to provoke doubt or curiosity.
Example: a swing placed in the middle of a road.
- Teacher asks questions: What do you see? Could this happen in real life? Why or why not?
- Students brainstorm: What seems off? What makes this suspicious?
- Discuss in groups: Could this be real or not?
- Students provide arguments for and against the authenticity.
- Optional: vote – Who thinks it is real? Who thinks it is not?
- Reveal the truth: explain that the image was AI-generated.
- Reflect and discuss: How can you recognize manipulated images? What can you learn from this?What does this teach us about how we interpret images? Can we still trust what we see?