Learning Intention:
Can I improve my searching online?
Success Criteria:
I can use Google Operators
I can learn how to use CTRL + F
Watch me on the carpet!
I can get ready to learn
You will need:
- A laptop
- 1 Super Smart Searching help sheet (between 2)
- a Google Doc/Slides titled "Smart Searching - Your name"
Google Doc help - Create - Name - Share
Snip what you type into Google and your results and paste them onto your Google Doc.
Example:
EXAMPLE - Site:
File type:
- Search for a PowerPoint about impact of oil using the filetype Google Operator.
- Snip the Google search you did and the top few results and paste it onto your Google Doc.
Site:
- What is and how tall is the tallest mountain in Africa? Use the site operator to only search nationalgeographic.com
- Snip the Google search you did and the top few results and paste it onto your Google Doc along with the answer!
Speech marks and site:
- Search "fracking causes earthquakes" only on the site weather.com
- Snip the Google search you did and the top few results and paste it onto your Google Doc along with a link to the article.
CTRL + F
Did you know you can search a document using CTRL + F?
Click here and search this article and see if you can find out the following.
Copy and paste the questions and write in the answers on your Google Doc.
How many times does the word internet appear in the article?
Who or what was Archie?
Who wrote the Anatomy of a Search?
Why is PageRank important?
When was Bing launched?
IMPORTANT!