Aya is working on a research assignment on the pyramids of Egypt for history class. She has to write a paper and submit it in two days. Aya researches online for information. She finds many sources with lots of information. There's information in online articles, research papers, and even social media posts. She finds a lot of information on Wikipedia about the pyramids. The article is organized well and has many images, so Aya decides to refer to Wikipedia as the main source of information. Aya finds some websites that claim to have secret material on the pyramids. She finds one source that claims to be a news website. On it, she finds an article titled, "Revealed: Top Secret Information about the Real Builders of the Pyramids." She reads the article and thinks the information is interesting. It presents details she hasn't read on other science or history websites. Aya also finds a few social media posts with links to interesting articles on the pyramids. She's not sure ab e authors of these articles. But the articles all claim to have knowledge that the Ancient Egyptians did not build the pyramids. They claim to know of a conspiracy around the pyramids' real builders. Aya writes her paper using sources that contain new and interesting theories about the pyramids. She submits it for grading. Later, she receives her grade. She gets a failing grade. Aya is worried and unsure why she failed the assignment. • Based on your learning, did Aya find good sources of information? Explain your answer. • How can Aya improve her search methods?
