WorksheetsC.R.A.P Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
According to CRAP, reliable sources of information should demonstrate...
climate change, revolution, aviation, philosophy
communication, revenge, automation, purity
currency, reliability, authority, purpose
commitment, regionalism, agriculture, agression
How do you know if a website's information is up to date? (Choose 2)
Check the date it was last updated
Check how much the information costs
See if recent information is included
Whether there is video on the website
Which two things below help you decide if the information on a website comes from a trustworthy authority? (Choose 2)
Who sponsored the site
Links to funny cat videos
The author's credentials
Colorful photos and graphics on the site
How can you verify whether the information from a website is accurate?
Send the author an email to ask if the information is reliable
Check how many followers the organization has on social media
Blindly trust that they are giving you correct information
The same facts can be verified from other sources
Why is evaluating the credibility of sources critical both in and out of school?
We will need to use research skills in our jobs as biologists
We encounter many different sources of information, so we need to be able to judge if we can trust them
We have to read a lot of news articles to be informed about politics and voting
We need to write reports for our history classes
All of these are possible consequences of being unable to identify whether a source is reliable EXCEPT...
being tricked or taken advantage of
getting biased information
being misinformed about a topic
having a clear understanding of all sides of topic
To determine the currency of the article, one can look at the:
Publication date
Copyright date
Last updated date
All of the above
Which element of CRAP applies to the following:
Verifying information with your own knowledge or a second source
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose
"Is the creator/author trying to sell you something? " relates to which element of CRAP?
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose
What is a limitation?
A restriction
A positive
A building block
A credible plus
What are some possible limitations? (Choose two)
No date provided
The source is a .com
Facts are provided, but not cited
The author has multiple degrees
"What are their credentials?" relates to which element of CRAP?
Currency
Reliability
Authority
Purpose
