Assignment: Use the 5W’s and the tips on Evaluate Information Sources to compare the following pairs of websites.

Collaboration: Work in pairs to decide which website you could use to write a report for a science class. Keep track of the steps you take to evaluate each web site. One person in each pair is in charge of keeping the notes, but both students are responsible for making sure the information is accurate. Both students must agree on the final evaluation of the websites. An Essential Tip is use Common Sense!

Topic 1: Endangered Species

1. American Alligator
2. Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

Topic 2: Crops

1. California Velcro Crop under Challenge (1993)
2. Mandarin Orange

Topic 3: Early Explorers

1. About Explorers
2. Explorers

Topic 4: The Solar System

1. The Solar System
   
2. MoonBeam Enterprises

Topic 5: Robots

1. History of Robots
2. A Short History of Robots

Topic 6:  A Dangerous Chemical

1. Ban DHMO: Dihydrogen Monoxide
2. Facts about Dihydrogen Monoxide

Additional Topics (from Kathy Schrock’s list)

• Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
• Burmese Mountain Dog
• Buy an Ancestor Online
• California Velcro Crop Under Challenge
• Case Analysis of a Historic Killer Tornado Event in Kansas on 10 June 1938
• Mankato, MN Home Page