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Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

 * 1) Plan strategies to guide inquiry
 * 2) Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
 * 3) Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
 * 4) Process data and report results

Create a wiki page called ElephantsWolvescodename. Copy the information below, then paste to your page. Complete the work.

You've read the eBook Elephants Under Pressure and you've watched Assignment America.
 * 1) Which gave you more detailed and fact-based information about elephants and elephant society? **Justify your answer with examples.elephants under pressure because their was a longer time period of reading and you could read it over and over again**
 * 2) Which was the most successful in helping you to understand animal relationships? Justify your answer with examples**.Assignment america because it showed to** **opposites sharing a relationship when one was hurt**

Watch the movie How Wolves Change Rivers.
 * 1) Write a summary of the scientific facts as presented in the video.**The Beavers brought more otter and birds because of vegetation**
 * 2) Discuss how the photography and sound tract help to support the scientific information and help to develop a deeper understanding of factors that influence the ecology of the area.**The photography and sound tract help support the scientific thoughts because it soothed the sound of the animals reaction**
 * 3) Who created this video?**[|Sustainable Human] **What is the producer's academic background for work?**he was a scientist working at yellowstone** What is the source of the information?**Human Society**

Read Has the Reintroduction of Wolves Really Saved Yellowstone.
 * 1) Write a summary of the scientific facts as presented in the article.
 * 2) Compare and contrast the facts presented in the article with the facts presented in the video**.The wolves are the enemy in the words and in the video they were the helpers**
 * 3) Who wrote this article? What is the writer's academic background for work? What is the source of the information?

Write a prediction:
 * 1) How might controlling the migration of elephants impact the environment? Justify your answer.

Summary - Discuss the following: Why is important to understand
 * 1) Who created the message?T**he author of the message is important in determining the validity of a video or article. Knowing the author of something ensures you that the information is valid and that they know what they are talking about. An anonymous author on wikipedia would not be an author you would want to get good information on.**
 * 2) What is the target audience?**us the people of yellowstone**
 * 3) What creative techniques are used to attract attention?
 * 4) How might different people understand this message differently?
 * 5) What values, lifestyles and points of view are represented in, or omitted from, this message?
 * 6) Why is this message being sent?