Choosing Science Resources

When conducting research to write a paper about the big cats of Africa, the best person to interview would be

• the zookeeper who cleans the tiger exhibit at the Bronx Zoo
• a professor with a Ph.D. in zoology at Cornell University
• your cousin's girlfriends' father, who went on safari in Kenya
• your neighbor who feeds feral cats

Which of the following would be the least reliable resource for information about the efforts to eliminate polio?

• The World Health Organization
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The American Medical Association
• Wikipedia

A science journal that publishes articles written by scientists and evaluated by other scientists before publishing is considered

• too scientific
• peer-reviewed
• unreliable

Why is Wikipedia considered a weak source when doing research?

• Few topics are covered
• Most Wikipedia articles were written more than 10 years ago
• Anyone can edit Wikipedia

Wikipedia can sometimes be useful for

• gathering basic information that will lead you to better sources
• finding peer-reviewed science articles
• obtaining data from the most recent scientific studies

Which of the following would be the best source of information about the Zika virus in the USA?

• www.CDC.gov
• a New York Times article published in 2013
• an article about the incidence of Zika in southeast Asia
• Wikipedia

What would be the best source for information about global climate change?

• Chicago Tribune articles published in 1985
• Exxon-Mobil's website
• a journal article written by scientists at Johns Hopkins University
• Wikipedia