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Understanding Reliable Sources

This Jeopardy game explores different types of sources, identifies reliable and unreliable sources, discusses biases, and looks ahead at important historical periods. Test your knowledge and enhance your research skills!

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Understanding Reliable Sources

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  1. Jeopardy I’m Not Biased, But… Types of Sources Is it Reliable? Name that Source Looking Ahead Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

  2. $100 Question from Types of Sources What is…a primary source

  3. $100 Answer from Types of Sources A source that was created at the time being studied OR created later by someone who was present at the time being studied

  4. $200 Question from Types of Sources What is…a secondary source

  5. $200 Answer from Types of Sources A source that was created by someone who was not present during the time being studied

  6. $300 Question from Types of Sources What is…a tertiary source

  7. $300 Answer from Types of Sources This type of source gives a general overview of a subject by incorporating multiple secondary sources

  8. $400 Question from Types of Sources What is…a reliable source

  9. $400 Answer from Types of Sources This source is considered reputable or accurate

  10. $500 Question from Types of Sources What is…an unreliable source

  11. $500 Answer from Types of Sources Wikipedia is an example of this type of source

  12. $100 Question from Is it Reliable? What is…the purpose

  13. $100 Answer from Is it Reliable? Wikipedia is an example of this type of source

  14. $200 Question from Is it Reliable? What is…the authority

  15. $200 Answer from Is it Reliable? The credentials of the creator, the sources used by the creator, and the date of publication all contribute to this

  16. $300 Question from Is it Reliable? What is…coverage

  17. $300 Answer from Is it Reliable? When determining this, you should look at what information is given or ignored, or whether or not the source is completed

  18. $400 Question from Is it Reliable? What is… .edu, .gov, .org

  19. $400 Answer from Is it Reliable? When looking for Web sources, these address endings are good indicators of reliability

  20. $500 Question from Is it Reliable? What are…biases

  21. $500 Answer from Is it Reliable? You should be careful of these obvious slants in source material

  22. $100 Question from Name that Source What is…a letter

  23. $100 Answer from Name that Source A type of primary source that is personal correspondence between two or more parties

  24. $200 Question from Name that Source What is…an encyclopedia

  25. $200 Answer from Name that Source A type of secondary source that is made up of one or more books giving information on a variety of topics

  26. $300 Question from Name that Source What is…a biography

  27. $300 Answer from Name that Source A secondary source that tells the story of someone else’s life

  28. $400 Question from Name that Source What is…art and architecture

  29. $400 Answer from Name that Source These sources can be primary sources that are creative and visual, and are not written records

  30. $500 Question from Name that Source What are…artifacts or fossils

  31. $500 Answer from Name that Source This type of primary source is something left behind by a culture or group of people, usually associated with prehistoric records

  32. $100 Question from I'm Not Biased, But... What is…age, race, gender, or religion

  33. $100 Answer from I'm Not Biased, But... These aspect of the author could result in a biased source

  34. $200 Question from I'm Not Biased, But... What is…the straight, white, male perspective (or Old Dead White Guy perspective)

  35. $200 Answer from I'm Not Biased, But... This perspective is sometimes mistakenly considered “inherently neutral”

  36. $300 Question from I'm Not Biased, But... What is…the intended audience

  37. $300 Answer from I'm Not Biased, But... When looking for potential biases, you must consider this factor – it makes the difference between a private journal and a public announcement

  38. $400 Question from I'm Not Biased, But... What is…historical context

  39. $400 Answer from I'm Not Biased, But... “Back in my day…” and other sentences show that the author is biased due to this – the time and culture they grew up in

  40. $500 Question from I'm Not Biased, But... What is…nothing! All sources made by humans are inherently biased, because we all insert our own views, opinions, cultures, and time periods into our work!

  41. $500 Answer from I'm Not Biased, But... This type of source has no bias at all

  42. $100 Question from Looking Ahead What is…the Scientific Revolution

  43. $100 Answer from Looking Ahead This movement in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe caused people to study the world from a more secular outlook and focus on human rather than divine explanations

  44. $200 Question from Looking Ahead What is…the Age of Enlightenment

  45. $200 Answer from Looking Ahead This movement in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe caused people to study the world from a more secular outlook and focus on human rather than divine explanations

  46. $300 Question from Looking Ahead What is…philosophe

  47. $300 Answer from Looking Ahead This term referred to French thinkers during the Age of Enlightenment who debated new ideas of government, nature, and personal freedoms

  48. $400 Question from Looking Ahead What is…a monarchy

  49. $400 Answer from Looking Ahead The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment led to new forms of government, as more countries abandoned this previous, absolutist government type

  50. $500 Question from Looking Ahead What are…revolutions (The American Revolution and the French Revolution)

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