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Finding Credible Sources

Finding Credible Sources. What’s real and what’s not. Credible Sources. What are different ways you know how to research information? What does the word “credible” mean to you?. Internet search. Reference books. Interview experts. trustworthy. honest. reliable. Credible Sources.

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Finding Credible Sources

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  1. Finding Credible Sources What’s real and what’s not

  2. Credible Sources • What are different ways you know how to research information? • What does the word “credible” mean to you? Internet search Reference books Interview experts trustworthy honest reliable

  3. Credible Sources • Do you know any ways to determine whether a source (website) is credible? Look at the bottom of the website and see if there’s any information about when the website was last updated. Most of the time websites that end in .gov, .edu, or .org are credible websites. Try to determine who created the site or where the information on the site came from. See if there are any organizations that sponsored the website.

  4. Credible vs. Non-Credible • Endangered Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus • Non-credible: hard to believe • The Guinea Worm Foundation • Non-credible: no publication date or info crediting the author or site • Space Telescope Science Institute • Credible: designed for NASA by researchers • California’s Velcro Crop • Non-credible: not authorized and brief info & facts • Earth Floor • Credible: university created, recently updated

  5. Credible Sources • Discussion Question: Why is it important to make sure sources are trustworthy? • How can we know a source is credible? • When it is okay to use Wikipedia as a source?

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