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What is research? Typing information that you learned from your teacher. Knowing information that you have previously learned about. Collecting information about a subject. Making a project about your topic.

Correct! Research is the collecting of information about a topic. Next Question

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If you want to answer a question on the internet, you should start with: a blog on the topic a wiki a search engine Wikipedia

Correct! Search engines are the best spot to start looking for an answer to a question. Next Question

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What are search engines? Websites that only contain credible answers. Reliable Sources Wikis Websites that will find information based on the keywords you enter.

Correct! Search engines are websites that search for information based on keywords you enter. Next Question

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All information on the internet is accurate. True False

Correct! Anybody can publish a website and include whatever information that want to. Surf safely! Next Question

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Which is NOT an example of a search engine?

Correct! You selected the logo for Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone. You never want to use Wikipedia as a source for any research that you do. Next Question

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Which web address ending would NOT be credible or reliable? .org .com .edu .gov

Correct! You selected .com which can’t always be trusted. When you get to a .com site, you should look to see who created it to determine its credibility. Next Question

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One of these .org websites can’t be trusted. Which one is it? unitedway.org spca.org mediawiki.org redcross.org

Correct! You selected the website that has wiki in the domain name. Wiki’s are websites that are created and edited by multiple users. You don’t always know who is editing the site! Next Question

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Evaluating a website before using it for research is important because: Website authors are always less professional Authors of websites are always biased Anyone can publish a website Books have higher quality information than the Internet

Correct! Always evaluate a website before you use it. You need to determine who created it. You can’t guarantee that the website has reliable or credible information. It’s possible that the person who created it is biased or uses wrong information. Next Question

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When you are researching information, you want to make sure you are using a _________ source. fast downloaded credible readable

Correct! Another name for credible is reliable. You want to make sure your source is reliable, otherwise you may be using inaccurate information. Next Question

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Whenever you gather information form a source, you always want to _______ your source to give credit to the author. download cite print plagiarize

Correct! Always cite your source. If you don’t, you’re taking credit for somebody else's work which is stealing. Next Question

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If somebody doesn’t cite their source when researching, they are: complementing plagiarizing researching borrowing

Correct! Plagiarizing is taking credit for somebody else’s work and it’s against the law. Always give credit to your source. Next Question

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Putting information into your own words is called: expressing rewriting paraphrasing thinking

Correct! Paraphrasing (or restating) information in your own words avoids plagiarism! Next Question

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What are the best steps to follow when researching? Do a random keyword search. Use the first source provided. Create a research question. Choose keywords. Use a search engine. Visit a blog. Gather information from the blog. Cite the blog. Post a question to Facebook. Cite responses from friends.

Correct! Creating a research question and identifying keywords is the best way to start researching! Next Question

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Which word is not a keyword? Click the fake keyword. What year was Steve Jobs born?

Correct! When selecting keywords, stick to the nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, and verbs. These are the most important words in your question. Next Question

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What is a source? A paid advertisement that shows up on a search engine results page. A firsthand document. A significant word in a sentence used to find relevant webpages. A group of world wide webpages.

Correct! A source is a firsthand document which means it’s coming from the original place that you can find it. Next Question

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What is a Website? A paid advertisement that shows up on a search engine results page. A firsthand document. A significant word in a sentence used to find relevant webpages. A group of world wide webpages.

Correct! A website is a group of webpages. Websites typically have multiple webpages. Next Question

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What is a Sponsored Result? A paid advertisement that shows up on a search engine results page. A firsthand document. A significant word in a sentence used to find relevant webpages. A group of world wide webpages.

Correct! Sponsored results typically have “Ad” listed next to it. This means they paid to have their website show up first before other websites in a search engine. Next Question

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What is a keyword? A paid advertisement that shows up on a search engine results page. A firsthand document. A significant word in a sentence used to find relevant webpages. A group of world wide webpages.

Correct! Keywords are the significant words in a sentence that you use in a search engine. These are your nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Next Question

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Raise your hand to show your teacher! Congratulations! You successfully completed the research game. Great job! Raise your hand to show your teacher!