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This exercise is designed to help you evaluate information sources retrieved from the World Wide Web.  After you have completed the exercise, you should be able to select and evaluate other materials for a research paper or a class project in a more discerning manner.
  
1. Read through all the directions before beginning the tutorial.
  
2. Look at two or more of the Web sites in the table below, then choose one for this exercise.  When you click on a Web site link below, a new browser session will open.  When you have chosen a Web site, keep this browser open while you work .
  
3. Open the questionnaire by clicking HERE. This will open a third browser session that you should keep open as you answer the questions.
  
4. Answer each of the questions about your chosen Web site.  Answers must be complete -  mere 'yes' or 'no' responses are not sufficient.
  
5. Submit your answers to a librarian for verification by clicking the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the questionnaire.
  
6. Print a copy of your confirmation page - your instructor may require proof of completion.
  
Expect to spend about 30-45 minutes to complete the exercise.
Astronomy
   NASA
   STScI
Biology
  
Doctorfungus
  
Cloning
Chemistry
  
Chem-Ed
  
Dihydrogen
Earth Science
  
Glaciers
   USGS
Environmental Science
  
Greenpeace
  
Sierra Club
  
Fisheries & Wildlife Service
History of Science
  
Nobel Prize
  
History of Science
Nutrition
   Cyberdiet
   Nutrition Tufts
   Poisons
Oceanography
  
Ocean Talk
  
Woods Hole
  
Tsunami
Physics
  
American Institute of Physics
  
Roller Coaster Ride

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