1. Health – Related Research Skills Are they important?

2. Why?

3. Does it matter where you get your health information online?

4. How do you usually begin an Internet search?

5. How can you determine if a website is giving you good information?

6. Who sponsors the website?

7. .com

8. .gov

9. .org

10. .edu

11. When was the information posted/reviewed? Look for a current date!

12. Who posted/reviewed the article? Is this person qualified?

13. Is this website accredited by the Health on the Net Foundation ?

14. Is the information useful to you? What do you need/want to know?

15. www.kidshealth.org

16. Choose “Teen health” and pick a topic under “Your body” Read an article with a partner and write a one paragraph summary. Be sure to include proper citation information such as the author’s name, date written, and website used.

17. www.cdc.gov

18. Choose “diseases & conditions” Choose one of the diseases/conditions from the list and write a one paragraph summary. Be sure to include your citation information.

19. What about Wikipedia?

20. You need to check the discussion tab at the top to check for accuracy Go to www.wikipedia.com and search “breast cancer”www.wikipedia.com Click on the discussion tab near the top of the page What grade does this article have? Where does that fall on wikipedia’s quality scale? What is the criteria for this level of article?