Basic Google Search and Reliable Sources

What is a query?

• The page of links and descriptions returned by a search.

• A type of search engine.

• What you type into a search box/engine.

• A type of search that involves using one answer to ask another question.

Results

• What you type into a search box/engine.

• The page of links and descriptions produced by a search.

• Used to indicate a search query.

• A new search engine that will replace Google.

Brackets [ ]

• Punctuation used to indicate a search query

• Punctuation that is used to tell Google a math problem is coming.

• A type of search that uses the answer from one search to build a new query.

• What the search engine returns as answers.

Chose the punctuation marks that do NOT affect the results of a search query.

• !

• ?

• .

• %

• $

Choose the punctuation marks that DO affect a search query.

• !

• -

• +

• ?

• $

Which of the following would bet the best query to find out what color the sunset is on Mars?

• type [Mars sunset color]

• Type What color would the sunset be on Mars?

• Type [What color would the sunset be on Mars?]

• "What color is the sunset on Mars?"

To get a more accurate set of results from a query, you should type in as many words and punctuation marks as possible.

• True

• False

Choose the search query features that DO affect search results.

• The order of the words in the query.

• Choosing capital letters in the query.

• Every single word, even the small ones.

What is a "false equivalence?"

• Comparing an opinion with a fact-based claim as though both are equal.

• Fake news.

• Propaganda.

• A conspiracy theory created and spread through social media with no science behind it.

Which of the following are good strategies to use to avoid falling for false equivalence?

• Check your source to see if it is reliable.

• Be skeptical about what you read or see.

• Get your information from a variety of sources.

• Check and be aware of your own biases.

• Avoid ever looking at social media.