Classroom Pack: Claim Lab Activities
This classroom pack is designed for teachers, parents, clubs, and curious groups who want to discuss flat-earth claims without turning the room into a shouting match.
Activity 1: Meme to Measurement
- Pick one flat-earth meme or short post.
- Rewrite it as a testable claim.
- List what information is missing.
- Make one globe prediction and one flat-earth prediction.
- Decide what observation would distinguish them.
Activity 2: Model Scorecard Debate
Assign one group to defend a globe prediction and another to define the flat-earth prediction. The key rule: no group may rely on insults or institutional trust. Both must make predictions.
Activity 3: Route Reality Check
Use the flat-map distance checker to compare southern hemisphere routes. Ask students what would happen to airlines, shipping, and emergency planning if the flat-map distances were physically true.
Activity 4: Local Sun Challenge
Choose two cities on the same date. Compare sunrise, sunset, solar noon altitude, and daylight duration. Ask whether one local-Sun diagram can predict both locations at once.
Discussion Norm
Be kind to people. Be ruthless with predictions.