“WADING THE WEB” - Mrs. Rembold's BMS Classes



ACTIVITY #2

“WADING THE WEB ”

SEARCH ENGINES

1. Go to Google search and type Wading the Web into the search line. Click on the first hit you get, which should be the READ WRITE THINK: Wading the Web lesson.

2. At the bottom of the opening page in a gray box marked Resources and Preparation, click on the Wading the Web PowerPoint. Click on Open this file. This Powerpoint will take you through various Search engines and how they work. Click through each slide and fill in the worksheet as you go. Be sure to read one question ahead so you know what you are looking for. Put all answers in a dark colored font.

3. What are some advantages of internet research?

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b.

c.

4. What are some advantages of traditional book research?

a.

b.

5. What is one way in which they are the same?

Answer:

6. When might using the internet for research be better than using traditional text?

a.

b.

Search Engines

7. A search engine is a ___ that allows you to search the __ Wide ___ for information.

8. What are three search engines commonly used:

a.

b.

c.

DO NOT click on the links in the powerpoint. You will lose your place in the PowerPoint presentation. Simply read and fill in the answers. AGAIN, DO NOT “Try It!” when they suggest it!

8. Google and Yahoo! present different results because of the way the engine ___.

9. A meta-search engine can __your search because it searches ___engines at once.

10. What is the name of the mentioned meta-search engine?

Answer:

11. Vivisimo or Clusty is a search engine that __ search results by ____.

13. The search engines or allow you to type a __ into the search window.

Close out of the PowerPoint Presentation.

14. Using a variety of Search Engines will allow you to gain more information or locate specific information. If you can’t remember the names of various search engines, you can always type the words ___ into Google! Try it!

15. List 2 meta-search engines that you found on Google.

a.

b.

16. List 5 other search engines (not including Google!)

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b.

c.

d.

e.

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SEARCH, I MUST, FOR THE SECRETS OF THE DARK SIDE. A META-SEARCH PERHAPS WILL HELP THE MOST.

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