A thick question usually starts with which words?

• How & Why
• Who & What
• Where & When
• All of the Above

A compelling question is one that...

• will hold your interest.
• can be debated.
• has lots of information.
• All of the Above

When using Google for research, what should you type?

• The whole question
• Specific and descriptive key words
• random words
• a single, unclear word

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When I type a search in the Google search engine, I am . . .  

• searching the whole internet
• searching Google's index of much of the internet
• finding all information that exists in relation to my topic
• only going to find credible sources

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does Google decide which sources to send you when you make a search?

• It sends you everything there is.
• It sends you only things that are age appropriate
• It filters sources through a number of criteria, such as key words and importance.
• It focuses on advertisements related to your search to try to sell you something.

What is a search operator?

• Specific words or symbols used to help narrow search results.
• Someone who answers the phone in an office.
• All of the words used in any search.

The minus symbol (-)

• adds the word following the symbol to your search results.
• excludes or takes away the word following the symbol from your search results.
• gives the definition of the word following the symbol.

Use quotes around a phrase ("We the people") to search for websites where...

• those exact words inside the quotes appear in that exact order.
• those words are found in any order.
• those words are not found.

If you searched using the operator site:org your results would include...

• only sites that end in .edu
• only sites that end in .com
• only sites that end .org
• all sites

To search for specific words on a webpage...

• click F6.
• click cap locks.
• click control + F.
• click space bar + F.