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Evaluating Online Sources

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Evaluating Online Sources

Computer with magnifying glass evaluating websites

🔍 Part 1: What Makes a Website Trustworthy?

1. Which of these makes a website more trustworthy?

The author's name is clearly shown

There are lots of bright colours

The website has many advertisements

The website plays loud music

2. Which website endings are usually more reliable? (Check all that apply)

.edu (education)

.gov (government)

.com.au (Australian commercial)

Unknown or suspicious endings

3. What should you do if you're not sure if a website is trustworthy?

Use the information anyway

Ask a trusted adult for help

Share it with friends immediately

Ignore it and keep searching

4. A reliable website usually has: (Check all that apply)

Clear information about who wrote it

Recent dates showing when it was updated

Facts that can be checked

Only opinions with no evidence

📝 Part 2: Website Evaluation Checklist

Look at the website examples your teacher shows you. For each website, tick YES or NO:

5. Website A: ________________________________

Can you see who wrote the information? YES _____ NO _____

Does it have a trustworthy web address? YES _____ NO _____

Are there too many advertisements? YES _____ NO _____

Does the information seem believable? YES _____ NO _____

Overall rating: Trustworthy _____ Not sure _____ Not trustworthy _____

6. Website B: ________________________________

Can you see who wrote the information? YES _____ NO _____

Does it have a trustworthy web address? YES _____ NO _____

Are there too many advertisements? YES _____ NO _____

Does the information seem believable? YES _____ NO _____

Overall rating: Trustworthy _____ Not sure _____ Not trustworthy _____

💭 Part 3: Think and Explain

7. Why is it important to check if information online is true?
8. What would you do if you found information online that seemed fake or untrue?

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