Knowledge and

predictions
I can explain how we draw on a ‘network’ of ways of
knowing to make knowledge claims
Self-guided TOK lessons
● This presentation has been designed for you work on autonomously.
● You should open a Google Doc, copy the title and learning objective (from the title slide), and
offer your responses to the questions and activities.
● If you aren’t quite sure about an instruction or a term, use the support notes. We’ve provided a
link for these in the notes section beneath each slide.
● Obviously, feel free to look anything up on the Internet as well, but make sure you attribute any
ideas you use.
● For the final ‘exit’ question, write a fully explained, justified answer, and submit to Google
Classroom. This will indicate that you have understood the key concepts of the lesson, and we’ll
give you feedback on this.
 Starter
Does your country have a
good chance in the
forthcoming SPORTS
TOURNAMENT*?

Which ways of knowing did

you draw on to make this
assessment?

How might your initial

opinion change after you
have had a chance to think
about your answer?
Thinking more deeply

1 2 3 4
Read the info sheet, Think about the TOK Discuss how you On a Google Doc,
about different diagram, and the made your initial explain how we draw
methods of gaining different ways of prediction, and the on interconnected ways
knowledge (induction, knowing validity of this of knowing and
deduction, methods to make
generalisations, etc.) predictions and
knowledge claims
“Those who have knowledge don’t predict. Those who predict don’t have
knowledge” (Lao Tzu).

What do you think he meant, and do you agree? Write your answer on your
handout.