Google is not a website, it is a search engine that looks through the internet, finding both good and bad websites. Instead of just using Google to search your topic, use specific websites that you know have credible information.

When you are looking for credible websites, consider these questions:

 
Websites

Here are some good websites to start with, arranged by subject:

Science

For all topics:      

• PBS and the Nova series
• National Geographic Kids
• Discovery Channel
• The Science Channel
• The Science Museum of Minnesota
• Popular Science
• Popular Mechanics

Space

• NASA
• Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
• Neave Online Interactive Planetarium (constellations)

Animals

• The Minnesota Zoo pages on their animals
• Sea World’s Animal Infobooks and Animal Bytes (quick facts)
• The Oregon Zoo’s pages on their animals
• Defenders of Wildlife Animal Factsheets (lots of endangered species here with information about conservation)

Social Studies                                      

• History Channel
  
  

Minnesota History

• Minnesota Historical Society
• Dakota County Historical Society
• Ramsey County Historical Society
• Hennepin History Museum

Counties

• CIA World Factbook
• National Geographic Kids pages on countries (click "Print this Feature" to see all the text on one page)
• For political information, US Department of State Factsheets

The Arts                

Visual Arts:

• Minneapolis Institute of Arts
• The Walker Art Center
• The Louve
• The MET
• The Guggenheim

Newspapers

Local

• The Star Tribune
• The Pioneer Press

National

• The New York Times
• The Washington Post