Research+Assignment

= **Internet Research** = Internet research is the practice of using the internet, especially the World Wide Web, for research. The internet can provide practically instant information on most topics. Common applications of // Internet research // include personal research on a particular subject (something mentioned on the news, a health problem, etc.), students doing research for academic projects and papers, and journalists and other writers researching stories. Compared to the Internet, print physically limits access to information. However, difficulties persist in verifying a writer's credentials and therefore the accuracy or pertinence of the information obtained.

Further difficulties in internet research center around search tool bias and whether the searcher has sufficient skill to draw meaningful results from the abundance of material typically available. The first resources retrieved may not be the most suitable resources to answer a particular question. For example, popularity is often a factor used in structuring internet search results but the most popular information is not always the most correct or representative of the breadth of knowledge and opinion on a topic.

=**Research Assignment**= 1. Visit the official website Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus [|Save the Pacific Northwest Salmon] [|Save the Pacific Northwest Turtles]

2. Organize your information into the chart in this document.

3. At the bottom of your research page, please cite your research source information. Include: Title of Database. Date of publication or latest update. Name of sponsoring institution. Date information was retrieved. 

4. When you have completed document save and upload to google docs.

If if you have extra time you can go to typing.com

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