Water
NONFICTION BOOK
UXL Encyclopedia of Science
"Water." UXL Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. Amy Hackney Blackwell and Elizabeth Manar. 3rd ed. Farmington Hills, MI: UXL, 2015. N. pag. Student Resources in Context. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=true&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=SUIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE|CV2644301012&source=Bookmark&u=j246909003&jsid=2c5cd48beefa9da0a0a451f4a7a7d67b>.
Rationale
The authors purpose is to inform about water. This was published in 2015 which is very current. I choose this book because it was current had a listed author and was published by a reliable source.
WEBSITE
USGS: Water Science for Schools
Rationale
This is from the U.S. Geological Survey Texas Water Science Center Water Science for Schools which makes it a viable source and all the links work when clicked on. It was published on 2012 which makes it current. The authors purpose is to inform about water.
DATABASE
Hydrologic Cycle (GALE)
Rationale
ills, MI: Gale, 2014. N. pag. Student Resources in Context. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. This is from the GALE databases and can be trusted It is from the encyclopedia of science which is a reliable source of information. The authors purpose is to inform.
SEARCH STRATEGY
DATABASE
Living on Earth: A Look Ahead at the Clean Water Act
Rationale
This source can be trusted because the GALE databases had it in its featured content. Someone had written this article for GALE. This is somewhat current in 2012. The author wants to inform the readers about water. This source is trustworthy because if it wasn’t then it wouldn’t be on the GALE databases because people go over everything that goes on the databases.