An Internet Lesson Designed for 7th and 8th Graders
An Internet Lesson Designed for 7th and 8th Graders
Introduction: The World Wide Web contains millions of pages of information. Finding one piece of information can be very difficult unless you use special Web sites called Search Engines which help you locate the facts you need. Not all Search Engines are alike. They can differ in the ways you enter the information you are requesting, in the kinds of information they provide, and in the amount of information they can locate.Click on the searcher to begin your tour
Instructions : You will work with a partner to complete the assignment. It will be necessary for you to tour all of the Search Engines presented below to satisfactorily complete this lesson.
Time : You will be given 2- 40 minute periods to complete this lesson. If you need additional time, you may work at lunchtime in the computer lab.
Lesson Goals: 7th and 8th grade students will discover the differences that exist among Search Engines and determine which Search Engine, among those presented in the lesson, they would be most likely to use.
Learning Objectives: Read the information
about Search Engines presented on the next page. Print the
Search Engine recording form. Tour all of the Search Engines listed below
and record the information requested for each site as you visit it. Be
sure to follow the directions for the Searching Test on the recording
sheet and report the results for each Search Engine. Evaluate all your
information and, from among the Search Engines you visited, choose the
one you would be most likely to use. Write your report in the space provided.
Click here to read about Search Engines |
Click here to print your record sheet |
After you have printed your record sheet, click on any Search Engine to begin your virtual tour
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Ask Jeeves for Kids |
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Yahooligans |
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WebCrawler |
Ditto |
Northern Light |
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Searchopolis |
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Challenge!!
After you have finished your work sheet, click on the links below to learn good search techniques.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/welcome/searching/index.htm
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/webhound/index.html
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Created and Maintained by Cathy Huth
E-mail Address: spshuth@yahoo.com
Computer Teacher
St. Philip Elementary School
E-mail Address: stphilips@attbi.com
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Created: 4/19/01
Revised: 10/10/02
