Web Browsers and Search Engines

What are we doing today?

• Web Browsers

  • Label parts of web browser

• Break

• Search Engines

  • Worksheet - Search and Find It!

  • Web Browser Treasure Hunt

  • Kahoot Quiz

Web Browser &
Search Engine

To use web browsers to access the internet. To understand how to effectively use search engines.

Web
Browsers

​A web browser is a piece of software which allows you to
access different websites on the World Wide Web.

Discuss:
What are some of your favourite websites?
How do you access them?

Can you think of any
examples of web browsers?

Here are some popular ones:

• To find a web page, we can type a web address
  in the address bar at the top.

• A web address (or URL) usually looks like this:
   
  www.[websitename].com  or  

  www.[websitename].co.uk

Labelling

Label the parts of web browser.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Refresh

Minimize

Close

Address bar

Go back

Maximize

Favourite

New tab

Search
Engine

• A search engine is software that searches the World Wide Web
  for key words, depending on what the user is trying to find.

• All search engines work in the same way. They have a box where you type in key words (also known as the search term), and then a huge list of results is returned for you to look through.

There are many popular search engines.
Can you name any?

There are many popular search engines.

What sort of things might you
use search engines for?

​Using 3 key words only, what would you search to find ...

​Using 3 key words only, what would you search to find ...

​the date that Jennie Blackpink was born

​Using 3 key words only, what would you search to find ...

​the date that Jennie Blackpink was born
Jennie Blackpink Birthday

​Using 3 key words only, what would you search to find ...

how long the Amazon River is

​Using 3 key words only, what would you search to find ...

how long the Amazon River is
Amazon River Length

Worksheet

​kahoot.it