When a grade seven student, who is a family friend, was doing an assignment on the Solar System I suggested to him to look up Wikipedia and see what useful information may be there. I was then informed that his teacher had warned students not to use information from Wikipedia as it was likely to be inaccurate and inappropriate. Knowing that Wikipedia does have strict rules and moderators to ensure consistent accuracy by contributors, I was surprised by this line of thought.
Wikipedia is an excellent source of information for learners and the referencing that is included on each page, I feel could be used by LM or learner to verify accuracy of content. As quoted on the site 'Original research and ideas which haven't appeared in other sources are therefore excluded'. The site is educational also in how learners can begin search for information on a wide scale and then narrow down to specific topics in the links subjects provide.
I've included a link to the Food Guide Pyramid page which I found useful for grade five study of nutrition and the five food groups.
References
Wikimedia Foundation Inc. (2010) Help: About Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:About
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