Credible Sources-6th grade

What are some things that makes a website credible?​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)  

• current information-last 6-12 months
• .gov
• .org
• Has pictures and diagrams
• nice paragraphs
• nice author
• pretty colors

You are researching air quality. Which of these sources is the most credible?

• blog

• newspaper

• a university study

• interviewing kids with asthma

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A credible source is ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• accurate
• reliable
• trusted
• false
• pretty

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Which is the most credible source?

• nutrition.gov

• titanic.ca

• espn.com

• wikipedia.org

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What would be major red flags about a website when it comes to deciding if it is credible? ​​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ ​ (b)  

• Large amount of ads
• no author
• Reliable organization outside the internet

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What thing(s) should you look for when you are deciding whether a source is credible or not? ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• author
• date written 6-12 months
• suffix of website (.org, .gov, .edu)
• Type of source (Facebook, newspaper)
• length

A credible source is a source of information that is... ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• supported by evidence
• unbiased
• written by a professional author
• published on social media

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A Wikipedia post with no author, date, or citations listed

• Credible

• Not Credible

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A website with an overload of advertisements is often a sign of a credible source.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RL.5.1

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Which one is NOT a credible source?

• Blog

• Book

• educational website (.edu)

• Organization website (.org)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9