Instructions: Visit each web site below by using the Virtual Tour on the Home page. Decide whether the Web site is a subject directory, search engine, meta search engine, or subject-specific search engine. Fill in the chart below by answering the questions yes or no or filling in the information requested.  To test your Search Engines, ask each one to find the name of the present Speaker of the U S House of Representatives. and record the number of hits from each site and whether you found the information in the first 3 matches or hits presented.
 

Search Engine	Type of Search Engine	Has a Search Box?	Has directories or categories?	Has a filter?	Uses Natural Language?	# of Hits on Test Question	One of 1st  3 hits found answer to test question

What did you learn? In the space provided, tell me how you would choose a Search Engine for a school assignment and why.