Can You Trust the Internet

Too often students will search for a topic using Google, click on the first link, and report the information found there as fact. Google does a good job at providing students information, and often times the best links are found in the first five.  It is not infalible.

Have students search for the following phrases, and they might learn to be a bit skepticle of the sites they are viewing. 

"The Tree Octopus"
"All About Explorers"

The first site returned from these searches look completely legitimate on the surface, but you'll be surprised at what you learn.  For instance, did you know Christopher Columbus was born in 1951 in Sydney, Australia? 

http://www.cafepress.com/zapatopi.509768159