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Water is a valuable and essential resource for life. How do we know if the information about water resources on the internet is valid and reliable?

On-line resources make it easy to research and collect information about various issues, but it is up you, as a consumer of information, to make an informed decision about it's usefulness and reliability. Use the following table to help answer the question at the top of this page.

WHO?	WHAT?	WHEN?	WHERE?	WHY?
-Who wrote the page and are they an expert? -Who sponsors the site?	- What is the purpose of the site?	- When was the site created? - When was the site last updated?	- Where does the information come from?	- Why is this site better than any others?

Which of the websites that you discovered was the most useful?

Briefly explain what made the website that you listed above so useful.

Were any of the websites that you found biased? How do you know this?

Do you think any of the websites you discovered showed only selective evidence? Why do you think this is the case?

Does it make any sense?

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