Research and Source Evaluation Quiz

What does "peer reviewed" mean?

• Work has been looked over by other experts in the field

• Work is published in a magazine

• Work is shared on social media

• Work is written by a single author

True or False: All sources should be peer reviewed

• True

• False

Don't Trust ____

Which of the following is probably the best place to start your research

• Wikipedia

• Social media

• Blogs

• Peer Reviewed Journal article

To a search engine, what does the asterisks in this case mean:

" Elizabeth * foster"

• That the next word should be capatalized

• That only one of the words needs to match

• That there is something missing in the middle

• To find the opposite result

What should you do after searching on Google?

• Click through to the sites

• Stay on the search page

• Read only the summaries

• Use only the first result

What should you look for in research?

• Information

• Answers

• Opinions

• Entertainment

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Match the following terms with the best description

• direct, insider information

• Peer Review

• references primary sources

• Tertiary Source

• looked over by other experts

• Primary Source

• very general, references many sources

• Secondary Source