Week 2

Google Scholar is a good search engine for research

• True

• False

What is an example of a source that will have scholarly information? Select all that apply

• Science journals

• Government and education orgs

• News media

• Magazines

• Books

For science papers, which citation format will we use?

• MLA

• Chicago

• APA

Evaluating sources can help you

• Assess if the information is accurate or not

• Decide if the author is bias

• Decide if you should use the information as evidence

• All of the above

Which of the following statements best describes the meaning of a "credible source"

• Credible sources are trustworthy, reliable sources.

• Credible sources contain information that has been mentioned in movies.

• A credible source is always found on the internet.

• Credible sources are information from the government and people's opinions.

Just like printed materials, webpages that provide citations of the sources used for the information makes the webpage more credible.

• True

• False

Which of these MUST you do to determine if a source is reliable?

• checking to see if you like the website

• make sure the site looks legit

• verify the author's expertise

• make sure the domain is .edu

Only experts can post information on the internet.

• True

• False

Plagiarism is..

• Using my own words to express another's ideas

• Copying someone else's work and passing it off as my own

• A game played in England

• Citing my source and giving credit to that author

If I wanted to find the meaning of the word "agriculture," I would use a...

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• almanac

• encyclopedia