For this project, you will use NoodleTools to keep track of your sources and statements. To access NoodleTools, click the icon above. For more information, watch the tutorials.
If you are new to Perk this year or have never used NoodleTools, you will need to create an account. If you are returning and have used NoodleTools before, make sure you can access your account. If you are off campus you may need a special School username/password to access the Perk NoodleTools site. See your teacher's assignment. If you do not know your password, click "I forgot my password." Do not make a new account if you already have one.
Watch these short tutorials to get started with NoodleTools. Even if you have used NoodleTools before, refresh your memory! Before your class meets in the library, you should have put a NoodleTools button on your iPad homescreen and created or refreshed your NoodleTools account. Please also watch the short tutorials on creating projects and citing sources.
This is a two phase project designed to help you learn part of the NoodleTools program while also giving you practice in evaluating information sources.
Phase 1: You will have a topic to work with that will either be assigned to you or one of your choosing, related to what you have been studying in class. Conduct some research on the topic and, after carefully evaluating the reliability of your sources, provide three statements about your topic. Two of these statements should be true, and one should be false. The false statement should be plausible; that is, it should seem like something that could be true. You will submit your three statements and sources.
Phase 2: You will be given three statements from another student. Your job is to research these statemenrs to discover which is the false one. Provide your answer along with the sources you found and your research process. How did you know which statement was the false one?
Essential questions: How do you know whether an information source is reliable? How do you keep track of sources through use of proper citations?
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