My stunning shelf by https://padlet.com/katzism/d3idlg9rlrpr Made with big dreams en-us 2019-05-01 16:27:10 UTC 2019-05-01 16:30:40 UTC hello@padlet.com katzism https://padlet.com/katzism/d3idlg9rlrpr/wish/355868151 A key aspect of a good science website is a clear structure. Headings, subheadings (Smethers, 'Quality', forum message to Dahl e-group, 2019), bold bright fonts and even simple features such as good line spacing and succinct short paragraphs engage the reader.  It also helps the reader find the information they are looking for easily.  Being able to scroll down a web page and find the key words one is looking for written in the form of a subheading or in bold helps the reader find the information quickly (Foulks, 'Quality', forum message to Dahl e-group, 2019), especially if it is very specific information.  As websites exist in abundance, a reader is likely to move on if they don’t find what they are looking for within a few minutes.  A good example of a website showing a clear structure is Fact Monster (Changing States, 2018) where a list of subheadings is mentioned at the top of the page and key words are written in bold.  
Another key feature of science website’s is that they have visual aids.  These can take the forms of diagrams, images, graphs and videos (Smethers, 'Quality', forum message to Dahl e-group, 2019). If a person is more of a visual learner having these visual aids will really help them put written information into context. Videos in particular are features that are never available in books so a good website will use this to their advantage to make theirs stand out. Foulks ('Quality', forum message to Dahl e-group, 2019)states that having visual aids to support written information assures the reader of their understanding.  Visual aids also allow the reader to see the subject from another perspective.  If a website chooses to not include any visual aids and it is simply line after line of written information, it can lead to the reader being unable to concentrate and even getting ‘screen eyes’.   
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