Evaluate sources and information

Evaluate sources and information

Open Ended

Explain what your favorite activity to do is!

Open Ended

When evaluating sources, what must you remember to do?

Multiple Choice

Your group is creating an informational pamphlet on recycling batteries. Select the source below that has the most authority on the topic.

• recyclebattery.org (A site created by battery manufacturers to encourage recycling)

• www.batteriesplus.com (Listing of stores that recycle)

• www.duracell.com (A battery manufacturer website)

• www.epa.org (U.S. Environmental Protection Administration with facts on battery recycling)

Multiple Choice

You are researching the effectiveness of speed cameras in your city and need to answer this research question: Do speed cameras reduce car accidents? Which fact below answers your research question?

• The police department has requested funding to obtain additional cameras.

• The police department receives many complaints that cameras are a money-making scheme

• The police department reported serious collisions fell by 27% with cameras in place.

Multiple Choice

You are researching the pros and cons of bottled water. Which resource would be most likely to include biased information about your topic?

• Bottling company newsletter

• Encyclopedia article about bottling

• Magazine article about bottling

• Government website

Multiple Choice

You are writing a paper on the effects of high energy drinks. You found a website listing the benefits. Which of the following would best help you verify the accuracy of the information?

• Advertisements and celebrity endorsements

• Research articles and advertisements

• Facts from a government agency and celebrity endorsements

• Research articles and facts from a government agency

Open Ended

What is something you learned? Or something you understood better.