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Using Information
Do you know why the sky looks blue? Look it up! NASA tells us that sunlight gets scattered by particles in the atmosphere, and blue scatters most because it has short wavelengths. That’s research—looking for answers to your questions.
When you research, you need to figure out where and how to look for answers. Once you find them, you need to judge whether you can trust them. Only then will you be ready to report your answers.
In this chapter, you will learn about primary and secondary sources, and how to evaluate each. You will also learn how to credit sources so that your reader can find them (and so that you avoid plagiarism).