Internet Research Skills

An Internet (Web) Browser is

• well thought out Query.
• used to retrieve resources from the WWW
• Google
• a program that searches for and finds items in a database

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which statement below is the most correct:

• I open a search engine to use a web browser

• Power School is a search engine

• Capitalization matters when using search terms.

• I open a web browser to use a search engine

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

When initiating a search, I want to remember that...

• capitalization does NOT matter
• correct punctuation MATTERS
• I can really just retype the exact question
• word choice does NOT MATTER

When initiating a search it is smart to... 

• use a few choice words
• think about word order
• use synonyms
• all of the above

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A good search query uses 

• less than five* words
• is precise
• uses a logical word order
• all of the above

Search engines are designed to ______________ the number of web pages you need to browse to find information.

• Increase

• Determine

• Reduce

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Searching for "outer solar system," quotation marks included, will return results that:

• Contain any two of "outer," "solar," and "system"

• Contains the phrase, "outer solar system"

Which search term will return the most hits?

• Abraham Lincoln

• "Abraham Lincoln"

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Web pages near the top of the search results are generally the most:

• Recently updated

• Relevant to your search

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A __________ is a tool that to help you access the World Wide Web. 

• search engine
• webpage
• browser
• web

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7