Website Reliability Task

Hi guys!

Your goal today is to experiment with website reliability. 
Click here for your Starter #1


It's always good to have a second source, so check your answers with an online encyclopedia such as Brittanica.com, Encarta.com http://encarta.msn.com/ or even Wikipedia.org. Record any new facts that you learn below your paragraph. 

Now for the Real Assignment.

Task: In this project you're going to learn how to tell if a website is reliable or just a load of rubbish.

Process:

Check out a few websites below to determine which ones are "real" and which are "fake."  As you explore the sites, jot down notes of what you discover.  Write a summary of your results.  The following questions should be answered in your summary. 

• Which sites did you visit?
• Were they reliable?
• How could you tell if they were reliable?
• What things should you look for on web pages to determine if they are legitimate.
• What other ways can you determine if a website is reliable.

1. Do bears hibernate?
   
   • http://www.pa.msu.edu/sci_theatre/ask_st/021898.html
   • http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/01224.html
2. Can men get pregnant?
   
   • http://www.malepregnancy.com/
   
   
3. Which one is the real website of the World Trade Organization?
   
   • World Trade Organization http://www.gatt.org/
   • World Trade Organization http://www.wto.org/
   
   
4. Where is New Hartford, Minnesota?
   
   • Go to Yahoo.com and do a search.
   • Now try an online encyclopedia.
   
   
5. How many people live in Ruritania?
   
   • http://homepages.udayton.edu/~ahern/rurhist.htm
   • Search for updated numbers from the CIA World Fact Book
   
   
6. How would you like to go to Mankota, Minnesota for a holiday?
   
   • Visitor Website #1
   • Vistor Website #2
   
   
7. Which one is the official website of the United States Whitehouse?
   
   • The White House
   • The White House

8.  Is the tree octpous really endangered?
                Use wikipedia.org and the NSA website to find out!