GP 8B Lesson 8-9

Primary: interview, questionnaire, survey, bar graph or chart – direct and first-hand

When: to develop a local perspective about an issue or gain local information

Secondary: internet, textbooks – indirect, reported, second-hand, existing data

When: to develop a national or global perspective about an issue or gain information from a wider audience

Decide what information to look for.

Type between three and six important key words into the search engine.

Look further down the page beyond the first view results of the search.

Click on the website to open it.

Skim read the text: Is it easy to follow? Do I understand the text? Might it be useful? Book mark it if so.

Decide what information to look for.

Type between three and six important key words into the search engine.

Look further down the page beyond the first view results of the search.

Click on the website to open it.

Skim read the text: Is it easy to follow? Do I understand the text? Might it be useful? Book mark it if so.

Keep a list of useful websites.

Check the credibility of the author by searching for other articles by the author.

Check the reliability of the website (.gov; .org; .wiki)

Can use videos and podcasts as well as written articles.