Websites
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You may want to begin your project by checking for information about endangered animals on the internet. There is a lot of information online, and it's important to remember that not everything on there is true. This pathfinder will help you learn how to uncover good resources.
- Make sure you have the materials you need to take notes before you begin.
- As you start your research on endangered animals, make sure you are listing the sources you are using along with the information you gathered from each particular source.
- As you take notes, make sure you are reading information carefully, thinking about what your read, then paraphrasing (putting the information you are reading in your own words) your notes.
- Any direct quotes need to be in quotation marks to help you remember when you go back, that the words were taken directly from the text. This will be an important part of your citations.
- There is a tab above on the left to help with citing your sources.
How Do I Know if aWebsite Is Reliable?
- It's important to make sure that information you collect is coming from reliable sources.
- Watch the video below to learn how to evaluate websites using the R.E.A.L. method.
Thompson, Barbara. “How to Evaluate Websites.” YouTube, YouTube, 18 June 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=J41iN5gJt6w.
Some Reliable Resources to Start You Out
The websites below have been carefully gathered for you to use as you research your topic. Each of the following are trusted and reliable resources.
Handy Tips
If you choose to use the search engines below to look for more information, remember to use the R.E.A.L. method when deciding if a website and the information it contains is reliable.
Make sure to think about what your goal is:
- Look at the URL
- Who is the author or publisher?
- When was the website updated?
- Read the "About" information to learn about the source and publisher's background
- What about the links on the page-do they work, and are they credible?
Make sure to think about what your goal is:
- Read over the assignment you have been given.
- What are you required to do to successfully complete your task? Is there a rubric?
- What do you know already?
- What questions do you still have? Write them down.
- Create a list of keywords that may help you locate the information you are searching for.
- When using the search engines, type in only the important words (leaving off words like "what" "is" "the" "of" "to") to the search boxes.
- Try using synonyms (different words that have the same meaning) to help broaden your search.