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Week 09 · Real, Fake and Whose?

Wednesday

Explorer Lab: Provenance labels
// Information integrity, provenance and intellectual property
⏱ about 20 min

Wednesday: Explorer Lab: Provenance Labels

Comet spreads three things on the table: the heron photo, the library hours quiz and the fake flyer.

"I want a label that tells everyone exactly where something came from," she says. "Let's design it."

Wren pulls out his clipboard. "First we need the facts for each one. What do we know, and what is missing?"

Comet points at the flyer. "For this one, almost nothing."

Nova projects a five-row form onto the wall. "Would you like a hint?" she asks. "Fill in what you know. An empty box tells you something too."

Librarian Joss adds, "The panel wants a label that every SH-1 quiz would carry. Make it clear enough for a ninth grader in a hurry."

Your mission

NIST says deepfakes can make it hard to tell human-made content from AI-made content.

Provenance tracking helps. It records the origin and history of content.

Today you will fill in provenance facts for three items, then design SH-1's label.

  • Paper and a pencil
  • The provenance table below
  • A colored pencil, if you have one

What provenance can record

NIST says provenance metadata can include who made the content or the model, and when and where it was made.

It can also record what was changed and the sources used.

Ways to track it include watermarks, which can be visible or hidden, and recording metadata.

NIST also lists digital fingerprinting and human authentication.

What we knowA: Heron photoB: Library hours quizC: Fake flyer
Made byA student in the art club, using an image generatorSH-1, from notes Librarian Joss uploadedUnknown
Made whenMonday of Spirit WeekTuesday of Spirit WeekUnknown
Made whereThe art club roomThe libraryUnknown
What was changedNothing recordedNothing; no teacher checked itOne line of the library's real flyer
SourcesNone listedLibrary orientation notes, page 2Unknown

These three items and their facts are a made-up example from the SH-1 story.

  1. On paper, copy the five rows: made by, made when, made where, what was changed, sources.
  2. Fill in the facts for item A, B and C from the table.
  3. Circle every box that says Unknown.
  4. Design SH-1's visible mark: the words Made with SH-1, in a shape you choose.
  5. Design a footer for the bottom of every SH-1 page. It shows the date and the notes page used.
  6. Fill in your footer for item B, the library hours quiz.
  7. Write one fact that the school would keep in a hidden record instead of on the page.
CHECK YOUR PROVENANCE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which item has the most Unknown boxes?
What should item B's footer show?
With item B's footer, how could a student check the wrong answer?
Lab findingTrue or false?
The "Made with SH-1" mark is meant to be visible on the page.?
A watermark can be visible or hidden.?
An item with no provenance is always fake.?
Many Unknown boxes are a reason to check an item more carefully.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMissing provenance is a warning sign to check, not proof that something is fake.
On paper, sketch a sample SH-1 quiz page. Put your Made with SH-1 mark at the top and your footer at the bottom.

Wonderful design work, reviewer. Tomorrow you will ask a new question: who owns what SH-1 makes?

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