Step 1: What is the purpose of the website?

Hopefully Physics or Math related! But also is it for fun, educational, etc.

Step 2: What is the appearance of the website? Is it poorly formatted, slow to load, hard to read the words?

Hopefully it is well organized and easy to use!

Step 3: Who created the website (person/ organization), and who is the author? What are their qualifications; why should we trust their knowledge?

For the types of websites I would like you to use for physics/math support I would hope the author/creator is involved in the STEM field. Either they are a college student in those departments, a teacher, or a retired teacher. Also, it is an extra plus if they have a PHD. The pHET simulator and physicsclassroom.com linked to simulators and readings on my website both are created by teachers with a PHD in physics or other sciences.

Step 4: Are there any well known companies that sponsor, support, fund the website?

You can find this usually at the bottom on the page on a website where the copy right information is found. Typically well-known and reliable sources have funding from groups like the National Science Foundation, Texas Instruments, etc. such as Khan Academy.

Step 5: Look for dates! When was the last time an article or item published to the website? When was the last time it was editted.

A very reliable physics/math website will constantly be worked on. As there are new discoveries, and also new creative methods that are thought of. Anything that has been worked on before the 90's I would not be as fond of using. The up-to-date websites (worked on in the past decade) are probably decent if they passed the past 4 steps already!

Step 6: What is the tone and view point of the website? Does the author seem bias?

It would be interesting to find a bias physics website. Maybe they don't believe we actually went to the moon or the gravity exists?! Like in the movie Interstellar when the schools disposed of the textbooks that taught this! But in general, make sure the person isn't crazy and just writing their opinion about physics. There are concrete rules and laws that govern this universe, not many opinions and room for biased thoughts.

Step 7: Review areas on content you might already understand! Do you see any errors or are you questiong the accurary?

If so, either contact their help section to see if they made a mistake or if they can explain it to you. Or of course ask me if the information is accurate, I can always help you with judging if a website seems reliable.

Now you have successfully evaluated a website !! If you are still unsure, come ask me or a classmate for a second opinion :)