Research Skills

Why are books considered a more reliable source compared to articles on the Internet?

• books are the most current & up to date

• books can be published by anyone

• books have been edited & fact-checked

• books have pictures and diagrams

Select the reliable sources (to use for research)

• Internet articles/sources that meet the credibility criteria

• A classmate's opinion

• Books on the topic

• YouTube videos from a museum on the topic

What is plagiarism?

• quoting information that is found online

• copying another person's words as your own

• re-writing information in your own words

• citing sources used in a report

What is paraphrasing?

• quoting information that is found online

• copying another person's words as your own

• re-writing information in your own words

• citing sources used in a report

When is it okay to use an article's words without paraphrasing? (hint, there is more than 1)

• With quotation marks

• When you are in a hurry

• When you can't think of another way to say the information

• For names that have no other options (ex: Birdeater Tarantula)

Select all of the methods that can improve Internet search results:

• Use Advanced Search (Google)

• Use the plus or minus sign

• Use quote marks

• Use general terms

What do quote marks do when used in an Internet search?

• Will add more results

• Will provide results with that exact phrase

• Will remove sites with the phrase

• Will give you only 1 result

When you cite a source, what are you doing?

• Giving credit to where your information came from

• Indicating that you have plagiarized

• Using quote marks

• Reading a source for information

Why are Internet articles considered useful for research? (more than 1)

• They can provide the most fact-checked information

• They can provide the most interesting information

• They can provide the most up to date/current information

• They can provide answers to difficult to find questions

When using the Internet for research, what is one of the best ways to improve your results?

• Use the sites that show up first

• Know your topic before searching the Internet

• Use Wikipedia

• Only use .org or .edu sites