One easy way to evaluate a web site is to use an evaluation form. The evaluation form that you will use asks questions about the web site such as Who created it?, What is their background?, When was it created or updated?, Is it easy to read and understand?, Is there little advertising?, Is there enough information?, Can you find the same information at other web sites or in other references?
Pick a web site that you find interesting. Check out The
Hummingbird Society, African Greys World,
Greater Road Runner, and Bald
Eagle, The USA's National Symbol. Or, go to Yahooligans
and click on Science, then Animals, and then type in the name
of a bird you're interested in. Click on one of the sites that come up and
look it over for unusual or interesting information.
When you find a site you're interested in, fill out your Science Web Site Evaluation Form. Don't forget to give the site a science content rating-Two Claws Up, One Claw Up, or One Claw Down!
Just because something is written or pictured on a web site, doesn't mean it's true. Anyone can create a web site and put what they want on it. Sometimes, people don't double check the information they put on their web sites, they make mistakes, or they don't keep their web sites up-to-date. Sometimes their goal is to show only one side of a problem. A good science web site should be easy to understand, contain little advertising, be up-to-date, and share correct information fairly.
The Integrating Technology into Science Instruction webpages project is partially funded by grants from The Boeing Company and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. Integrating Technology into Instruction is a project of Target Science (target@laep.org) and is displayed on the Los Angeles Educational Partnership Learning Exchange. Target Science is an initiative of the Los Angeles Educational Partnership.
Updated July 2000