Student ActivitySearch Engine and Data Base comparison

1. Select a class topic. Have small groups use a search engine or data base and list on poster paper the first five resources found.

2. Post these next to each other on a wall and compare and contrast.

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Student Activity

Deconstruct a research question

to find search terms.

• Give the students a research question typed in a large font and centered on a sheet of paper.

• As an individual, then in partners, then as a whole group have them write synonyms or related ideas to key words.

• Example: Are media conglomerates a threat to democracy?

Student ActivityComparing Search

Techniques• Pre select a topic for the activity. As a group,

discuss possible search terms• Divide students into groups of two or three• Give each group a source to search and two

different search terms.• Have the students list three sources they find for

each search term.• Post these for the class to see, and compare and

contrast the results.

Model search techniques refining the term each time

censorship

censorship and textbooks

censorship and music

censorship and school libraries

Google Search Stories

Example Google Search Stories Parisian Love:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU

Google Search Stories Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/user/SearchStories/playlists

Google Search Education:http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/