Quarter 1 Vocab

A direct or firsthand source created during the time of the event or by someone who experienced it.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Analyze

• Bias

• URL

A source that was created later by someone that did not experience firsthand or participate in the events in which the author is writing about.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Analyze

• Bias

• Domain Extension

To closely study material to better understand the information being presented.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Analyze

• Bias

• Evaluate

A prejudice in favor of or against a particular person, group, idea, or point of view.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Analyze

• Bias

A software program used to search for information on the internet

• Search Engine

• URL

• Domain Extension

• Evaluate

• Analyze

The web address used to access a specific webpage.

• Search Engine

• URL

• Domain Extension

• Evaluate

• Secondary Source

The part of a URL that indicates the website's type or origin (e.g., .com, .edu, .org).

• Search Engine

• URL

• Domain Extension

• Evaluate

• Bias

To carefully examine and assess the credibility or quality of an information source being used in research.

• Search Engine

• URL

• Domain Extension

• Evaluate

• Analyze

Photographs, videos, and diary entries are examples of

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

Biographies, text books, and journal articles are examples of

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources