Evaluate websites that have information you would like to use in your assignments.
Look on each website for an "About Us" page to answer some of the following questions:
Apply the CRAAP Test!
(Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose)
("climate change" OR "global warming") AND sea level site:.gov |
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174,000 results |
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How does climate change affect sea level? |
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3,150,000 results |
Here's how to craft a better search to get fewer and more relevant results:
Pope How did Pope Sixtus IV influence the Spanish Inquisition.
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How Wikipedia CAN be useful in the beginning stages of research:
Why NOT to use Wikipedia for academic research:
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