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Ranking, Reliability, and Focused Topics

Ranking, Reliability, and Focused Topics. Reliable Sources (Review). Reliable sources: sources you can trust. They have been proven valid. Unreliable sources: sources that have no validity , or are considered untrustworthy. Practice.

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Ranking, Reliability, and Focused Topics

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  1. Ranking, Reliability, and Focused Topics

  2. Reliable Sources (Review) • Reliable sources: sources you can trust. They have been proven valid. • Unreliable sources: sources that have no validity , or are considered untrustworthy.

  3. Practice You are doing research on the American Chestnut tree. Which source can you trust for valid, reliable information? • A arborist (scientist who studies trees) with 30 years of experience. • Your BFF who wrote about the American Chestnut tree for a school assignment. • A Wikipedia entry on the American Chestnut tree

  4. Ranking Sources Sometimes you will be asked rank sources according to reliability. This seems hard, but it really is quite simple. Let’s Practice!

  5. Ranking Practice You are doing research on the moon’s effect on ocean tides. Rank the following sources according to reliability.

  6. You are doing research on the moon’s affect on ocean tides. Rank the following sources according to reliability. • Source 1: Entries from an oceanographer's tide journal detailing his findings. • Source 2: Internet web site: http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/ • Source 3: Article form The Science Journal explaining how the tides are effected by the moon. Source 4: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide

  7. How To Choose a Topic Think about the information you need to know and what is really important. Ask the following questions: • Is your topic too broad? • Is it too narrow? The scope of your topic needs to be just right!

  8. Topic Examples California Cities in California San Francisco, California Tourist Attractions in San Francisco San Francisco, California’s Golden Gate Bridge Complements of Mrs. Monroe

  9. Practice Movie Actors American Movie Actors American Movie Actors of the 1990’s Tom Hanks

  10. Practice Don wants to learn more about digital photography. For an Internet search, which phrase would provide the most focused search for Don? • Early cameras • Changes in camera technology • History of film • Techniques for taking electronic images

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