Students evaluate the reliability of various websites in this fun "presearch" lesson. We analyzed the websites based on the presence of the following: publisher, author, bias, depth, accuracy, and if it is up-to-date. Check out these fun websites and see if you can determine their reliability!

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/web/WHALES/whale_in_MI.pdf

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaFacts/

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/chineseriverdolphin.htm

http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/Animals/Amphibians-and-Reptiles/Chameleons.aspx

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/porcupines/