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Lesson topic: Finding and evaluating sources of information

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Lesson topic: Finding and evaluating sources of information

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Grade level: 5th

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Learners A. 4. 3.
Learners act on an information need by making critical choices about information sources to use.

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Padlet Discussion: Finding acceptable sources of information

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This resource is a great starting point. This video gives information on how to find credible information, and explains primary and secondary sources.

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This video delves deeper into how to find acceptable sources of information online. This video discusses ways to find acceptable sources, as well as determining if a source is biased.

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When evaluating a source, it is important to think critically. This infographic from Learning Commons illustrates some important questions to ask.

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What are some strategies that you can use to determine if your source is reliable?

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Use this resource from the State Library of Victoria once you have selected your source. This resource explains how to identify bias, evaluate images, and evaluate content.

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Use this poster from Kathleen Morris (kathleenamorris.com) as an overview of the tips you have learned.

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Use this fun research tutorial to take you step by step through the research process.

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Look through this brief slideshow describing reference sources and when you should use them.

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Reference Sources Deciding where you should look for information.

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Watch this short video describing databases and how to use them. You will need to open the video in a new window.

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A great search engine from Google that filters out most of the unreliable sources.

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Kidtopia--a Google custom safe search engine for elementary age students

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Kidtopia is a Google custom student safe search engine for preschool and elementary students, indexing only educator approved web sites.

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Use this second poster from Kathleen Morris (kathleenamorris.com) as a quick guide on using the Google search engine.