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Start-Up Activity
On a whiteboard, display four columns labeled with "Tallest," "Deepest," "Longest," and "Fastest." Ask your students the following questions, and write their answers in the columns:
- What is the tallest tree?
- What is the deepest valley?
- What is the longest river?
- What is the fastest jet?
Then have your students do online searches to discover which answers were right. Also, have them write down the measurements. Ask whether their answers come from trustworthy sources.
Tell them that this chapter will help them conduct online research and find reliable information.
Think About It
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know the subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information about it.”
—Samuel Johnson

Start-Up Activity
On a whiteboard, display four columns labeled with "Tallest," "Deepest," "Longest," and "Fastest." Ask your students the following questions, and write their answers in the columns:
- What is the tallest tree?
- What is the deepest valley?
- What is the longest river?
- What is the fastest jet?
Then have your students do online searches to discover which answers were right. Also, have them write down the measurements. Ask whether their answers come from trustworthy sources.
Tell them that this chapter will help them conduct online research and find reliable information.
Think About It
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know the subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information about it.”
—Samuel Johnson