Can Students Use Wikipedia?

Wikipedia is a very useful resource. The information on it is not always accurate (although it usually is), but the site is an easy way to become familiar with a subject. Most pages begin with an easy-to-follow summary of the subjest. If a student is just beginning their research this could help[ immensly. Wikipedia can also offer other, more credible, resources. Here is a page describing the forces behind and the history of the Theory of Plate Tectonic.