Evaluating WebsitesIt’s all up to you!

Today’s GoalO Discover the importance of

evaluating websites.O Adopt the CARS method of

evaluating websites.O Compare and contrast websites

together. O Evaluate and judge websites to use

in your research for the agricultural science fair.

Questions to ConsiderO How might a “good” website affect

the planning of this project?O How could a “good” website affect

the outcome of this project?O How could a “bad” website affect the

planning of this project?O How might a “bad” website affect

the planning of this project?

CREDIBILITYO Is the information fair?O Is the author expressing

an opinion?

ACCURACYO Is the information

reliable?O Are there errors in

spelling and grammar?O Are there dead links?O Were the facts checked

by editors?

RESPONSIBILITYO Who wrote this information?O Who published this site?O Is this an organization with strong

opinions?O When was this site created?O Is the site current?O Are the links maintained?

SUPPORTO Does the site list sources?O Where did the author get this

information?O Can you check out the information

using another source?O Is there contact information like an

email or postal address?O Can you find your way around the site

easily?O Does the site take a long time to load?

EVALUATEO The Pacific Nort

hwest Tree Octopus http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

O History of the Fisher-Price Airplane http://www.weathergraphics.com/tim/fisher/

Now You TryO From your list of websites, begin to

evaluate the sources you will use for yourself.

O Use the checklist provided.O Judge your websites. O Categorize your web sources.

O Which ones will you keep for your research?

O Which ones will you do without?

Departure Voucher

O How might knowing this information benefit you after high school or college?

O Describe a scenario in which evaluating a website will come in handy.