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SEARCHING TECHNIQUES

1. TRY THIS ONLINE QUIZ First to see if you understand how to search on the Internet

2. Google Searching Process 3. Basic Search Tips and Boolean Explained - read over this document and start using these strategies

4. ** __Search Activity:__ Using an Internet search engine: Google, Bing, etc., find the answers to the following questions. Bold face and Underline EACH ANSWER. Cite the sources for ** three of the questions USING [|EASYBIB.com]

Directions: Copy and paste the following into a GOOGLE DOCS document. ONLY one person from the group needs to complete this task. NAME your document THEN SHARE it with your ASSIGNED partner. When completed, please share with Mrs. Saxton so that she can grade it!!! :-)


 * 1) What movie won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1957?
 * 2) Who was the 14th President of the United States? Include a picture, FORMAT the picture to square and CITE your source, use easybib.com
 * 3) What is the first line of the Marvin Gaye song, “What’s Going on”?
 * 4) The symbol for the chemical element hydrogen is “H”, and its atomic number is “1”. What is the symbol and atomic number for the element sodium?
 * 5) What is the capitol of Lesotho? Cite your source (use easybib.com)
 * 6) How many square feet are in one acre?
 * 7) What time does the 125th Street Branch of the NY Public Library open on Thursdays?
 * 8) Home Depot is selling the **“Stanley 25 feet chrome case Powerlock Tape”** (the model# is 33-425) for how much?
 * 9) Who said, **“You must be the change you want to see in the world”**
 * 10) What is the Japanese word for **“Good Morning”**?
 * 11) Who is the founder of the company Microsoft?
 * 12) In computer lingo, what do the letters RAM stand for?
 * 13) How about JPEG? Cite your source (use www.easybib.com)
 * 14) How many feet are there in 1 nautical mile
 * 15) Flowers have both Common Names and Botanical Names. For example, the botanical name for the //African lily// is “agapanthus”. What is the botanical name for the //daffodil//?

USING THE above WEBSITE, do the following: a. Take INTERNET BASICS quiz b. Go through the tutorials: Doing research on the web, evaluating web sites and citing web sources c. TAKE Internet EXPERT quiz, HOW DID YOU DO?
 * EXTRA................NEED MORE** help with searching techniques? Try this [|RESEARCHING] ON the Internet