CARS research strategy

Who's behind the information?

Who is writing it, why are they writing it, and what do we know about the person or organization?

Multiple Choice

Would this source be reliable or unreliable?

- has an "about us section"

- has an author

-has a works cited page

• Reliable Source

• Unreliable Source

Multiple Choice

Where would you find trusted information about the U.S. Constitution?

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to find information about the decline of orca whales in the Puget Sound, which source should you trust MOST?

• A fisherman who makes his money catching salmon in the Puget Sound

• A conservation group who's goal is to protect the orca whales at all cost

• A professor from a local university who teaches courses on marine biology and studies the Puget Sound

Multiple Select

Choose three things you could do to help determine if something is a reliable source or fake news.

• See if you can find an about page explaining the author/organization.

• Share or repost the source without checking

• Check the work cited page and see if you can find the information somewhere else

• Check for a publication date

• Open the first source that pops up on google because the search engine is sorted by accuracy.

ACCURACY

​Is the source on-topic or is it irrelevant? AND...
Is it recent?

Multiple Choice

Would this source be reliable or unreliable?

- information is outdated

- has a lot of pop up adds or clickbait

• - typos on the website

• Reliable Source

• Unreliable Source

Multiple Choice

You want to research the impact of Covid on education. What year would would a relevant article come from?

• 1919

• 1985

• 2015

• 2022

Multiple Select

How much will your first car cost?

Which website could you use to find the most relevant answer?

Multiple Choice

Which site would be best if you are looking for information about the invention of the cell phone?

• A mobile phone provider's home page

• An online encyclopedia

• A blog showing cell phone reviews

What's the Evidence?

Did they say where they got their information from?

​SUPPORT

Multiple Choice

Would this source be reliable or unreliable?

- does not list an author

- does not list any sources

• Reliable Source

• Unreliable Source

Multiple Choice

True or False: If someone cites their evidence, you should trust it.

• True

• False

Answer

False!

What if I just cited something else I wrote?

What if I cited a lie?

Multiple Choice

True or False: You can get the whole truth from one source of information?

• True

• False

Answer

False!

Everyone has biases. Every source picks and chooses information.

You should ALWAYS look at more than one source.

​Investigate your sources-source for yourself. Does the information line up, was important information left out, or are facts being twisted?

REASONABLENESS

​Does the information seem one-sided? Does the author skew the information or vocabulary to influence the reader to see things their way?

Multiple Choice

What is bias?

• to be an expert

• to have prejudice towards something

• to have valid information

• to convince someone using emotion

Charts like this can help you understand bias of different news sources.

Websites like these can help you fact-check information from different news sources.

Multiple Select

Using the Media Bias chart.... Which websites have a biased point of view. (more than one answer is possible)

Multiple Select

Using the Media Bias chart.... Which website has the least biased point of view?

Multiple Select

What type of websites likely have a strong bias and would not be reliable?

• blog

• opinion/editorial

• .edu

• .gov

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paying attention to Domain suffixes like these can help you find credible, accurate, reasonable and supported information.

​Avoid using search engines like google, yahoo and Bing if possible.

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Databases like these can help you find credible, accurate, reasonable and supported information.

Databases should be your go to spot for resources.

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Multiple Choice

Google.com

• Credible source

• Not a credible source

• Not a Source

Multiple Choice

An advertisement for "Smarty Pants" gummy bears claiming that eating them will make you smarter.

• Credible source

• Not a credible source

Multiple Choice

Where could you find trusted information about Mars?

Multiple Choice

An advertisement for Nike shoes claiming that wearing the shoes will make you faster.

• Credible source

• Not a credible source

Multiple Choice

Which of the following DOES NOT help a source seem more reliable?

• interviewing an expert

• data and statistics

• pretty pictures

• listing resources used

Multiple Select

You are writing an essay about steps that should be taken to avoid extinction of species. Which two sources would be worth exploring further for relevant evidence?

• "This Farmer Found a Rare Bird in a Corn Field. You'll Never Believe What Happens Next"

  by CrazeNet.com

• "Brazilian Zoologists Join University of Sao Paulo Ecologists to Determine Cause of Declining Porpoise Population"

  by Reuters.com

• "South Carolina Couple Stumbles Upon Fossilized Medieval Fire-Breathing Dragon while Searching for Car Keys"

  by TheOnion.com

• "Migration Changes in Grevie's Blue-Billed Duck Flocks Raise Concerns of Deforestation"

  by Newsweek.com

Multiple Choice

If a survey states that a large number of people agree that the Dallas Cowboys are the best football team in Texas, but the only people surveyed were in a Dallas Cowboys fan shop, the survey results can be considered...

• credible

• biased

• reliable

• accurate

Other Helpful

for research

Multiple Choice

When searching a database...

• typing your whole research question into the search bar is best.

• Using the "Advanced Settings" below the search bar to set filters for current dates and relevant keywords is best.

Keyword searches are most accurate because they eliminate unnecessary words and get you more specific results.


Turn "Should we have therapy dogs in schools?" into "Therapy Dog School" for a great keyword search!

Keywords

Published within the last 10 years

Check Peer-reviewed

Multiple Choice

Let's imagine you're searching for hotels in Chicago. What keywords should you search for in order to get the most relevant results?

• Hotel

• Hotel illinois

• What are some hotels in Chicago

• Hotel Chicago

What keyword did I use here?
How many results did I get?

Multiple Select

What keywords should I have used if I wanted to find out what house cats eat?

• cat diet

• eating cats

• What kind of foods do house cats eat?

• cat food

Multiple Choice

If you want to search for an exact phrase what do you do?

• Use parenthesis (brown bears)

• Just type in brown bears

• Use quotes "brown bears"

Multiple Choice

Are websites and databases the same ?

• No

• Yes

Multiple Choice

How do you get to websites vs databases?

• Databases are found on google or other web browser

  Websites are found on the library website

• Websites are found on google or other web browser

  Databases are found on the library website

Multiple Choice

Why are research databases excellent research sources?

• They are the fastest way to locate information.

• They have more information on a topic than google.

• Their information is reliable and trustworthy.

• They have pretty articles to look at.

Multiple Choice

Copying someone else's work (whether from a website or an article from a database) and taking credit for it is...

• Research

• Note-Taking

• CARS

• Plagiarism

Multiple Choice

Using AI resources like ChatGPT or Google Bard to write your work, so you don't have to is...

• A quick way to get an A

• Smart Note-Taking

• Considered Plagiarism

• Considered Academic Dishonesty

Multiple Choice

When you paraphrase in your own words, you need to give credit to the original author.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Common knowledge (for example: the sky is blue) needs to be cited.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Why do you have to cite sources? Check all that apply.

• To be a responsible scholar

• To avoid plagiarism

• To show how credible you are

• To make it easy for readers to find your sources

Multiple Choice

Is just adding the links that you used in you project or assignment considered a citation page?

• YES

• NO

Links are not enough.
There is a correct way to cite your sources and specific citation style.

Databases make citing easy!

Multiple Choice

Where can you get citation help?

• My Teacher

• The Library Website

• The Librarian

• All of the above

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