INTRODUCTION
Scope of this Project
Standards Addressed
COMPARING SEARCH ENGINES
Introduction
Evaluation Criteria
Comparison Chart
SEARCH ENGINES FEATURED
AOL@SCHOOL
Ask Jeeves Kids
Awesome Library
CyberSleuth Kids
KidsClick
Librarians' Internet Index
OneKey (Google Safe Search)
Open Directory Project (Kids and Teens)
Yahooligans!
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Elementary Lesson Plan
Middle/High School Lesson
Interactive Search Tool Finder
FEEDBACK
Education Search Features
Your Favorite Search Engine
ABOUT ME
Ginger Lindberg |
CHOOSING A SEARCH SITE
Download Student Activity Sheet(s) for printout in PDF Format
Overview
Through online observations, students record and compare the features of
four children's search sites. They then construct a lift-the-flap poster
that will guide them in selecting appropriate search sites.
Objectives
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Identify some children's search sites |
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Compare and contrast features of specific search sites |
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Explain why it is best to utilize two or more sites when searching
for information |
ISTE® National Technology Standards
Site Preview
Online Resources
Materials
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Activity sheets (3) |
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Scissors; paste |
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Online computer access |
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Printer access |
Introduce (offline)
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Tell students that they will compare some children's search sites.
Explain that each search site has different features and that they
may like some more than others. |
Teach 1 (online)
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Distribute Activity Sheet 1. |
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Take students to
www.becybersmart.org and click on the
triangle. Find the title of this lesson, and open its links. |
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Assign each student or group of students to one of the four children's
search sites to visit. |
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Have students answer the questions by checking the boxes for each
question. |
Teach 2 (offline/online)
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Have students report their recorded observations to the rest of
the class. If there are discrepancies about the features of a site,
revisit the site to resolve them. |
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Post the printouts of the search results for "kites." Have students
compare the results, noticing that each search engine produced a different
list of Web pages. |
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Explain that by using more than one search engine, students will
have a greater number of sites to visit. |
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Have students discuss their answers to "What do you like best about
this site?" encouraging the class to identify features that distinguish
the sites. |
Teach 3 (offline)
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Distribute Activity Sheets 2 and 3. |
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Have students cut the six flaps on the dotted lines and fold the
solid lines on Activity Sheet 2. Then have them align and paste Activity
Sheet 2 over Activity Sheet 3 so that when the flaps are lifted, the
answers are displayed. |
Close (offline)
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Ask: What are the names
of some children's search sites? (i.e.
Ask Jeeves for Kids®,
KidsClick!®,
Yahooligans!®) |
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Ask: In what ways do these
search sites differ? (the ways you can search, how they display
results, and the other features/activities they offer) |
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Ask: Why is it a good idea
to use more than one search site when looking for information?
(Because different sites will give different results.) |
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Ask: How will using the poster
you made help you search? (It can help you pick the best search
site for your needs.) |
Extend (offline)
The following activity can be added for students who completed this lesson
in a previous grade.
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Have students select their own search topic, and use the lift-the-flap
poster to choose the best search sites. |
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