8E Credible Sources- LESSON

Evaluating Credible Sources

Informative Reading Unit

Open Ended

How do you obtain general information or daily news?

Examples could be social media, television, books, news apps, adults, newspapers, online sites, or other.

Open Ended

How do you think easy access to information has positively and negatively affected society?

Open Ended

What are some strategies that you practice to avoid reading false information online?

Multiple Select

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

Credible sources are written by the following authors:

• Scientists

• Researchers

• Professors

• Professionals in their field of study

• Individuals passionate about a subject

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

Sources without an author can be trusted as credible if the content in the article appears well-written, organized, and updated.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

FILL IN THE BLANK:

Authors will ______ where they found their information, so that you may fact-check their information.

Fill in the Blank

FILL IN THE BLANK

Knowing why a source was written allows readers avoid sources that hold ____.

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT RESPONSE:

If a source was created to favor one point of view (holds bias), what should the reader do in order to best inform themselves on the source's topic?

• Throw away the source in the trash

• Research for more sources by the same author

• Ask an adult on their point of view about the topic

• Research sources that provide different points of view about the topic

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT RESPONSE:

Why should readers check when a source was written?

• Current information contains many errors due to unreliable sources

• The time and date in which a source is written may affect the author's tone

• Outdated information may not be correct

Multiple Choice

CHOOSE THE CORRECT RESPONSE:

What two domains are the most reliable and credible?

• .net and .org

• .com and .edu

• .gov and .net

• .edu and .gov