Searching Practice

Practice searching the internet using Google

Search #1

    • Search for these words: hybrid cars
    • How many results did you get?
    • Modify your search so it looks like this: hybrid cars +mpg
    • How many results did you get?

Search #2 -- CLEAR YOUR PREVIOUS SEARCH BY CLICKING ON THE GOOGLE ICON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN

    • Search for this word: dolphins
    • How many results did you get?
    • Modify your search so it looks like this: dolphins -football
    • How did your results change?

Search #3 -- CLEAR YOUR PREVIOUS SEARCH BY CLICKING ON THE GOOGLE ICON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN

    • Search for these words: hybrid cars site:.gov
    • Did you get ads in your results?
    • What is the domain of all the results that aren't ads?
    • Modify your search so it looks like this: hybrid cars +mpg
    • How many results did you get?

Search #4 -- CLEAR YOUR PREVIOUS SEARCH BY CLICKING ON THE GOOGLE ICON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN

    • Search for these words: hybrid cars
    • Click on the heading NEWS right above your results
    • What happened to your results?
    • Click on the heading SEARCH TOOLS right above your results
    • In the drop down menu ANY TIME, select PAST WEEK
    • What happened to your results in this search?

Search #5 -- CLEAR YOUR PREVIOUS SEARCH BY CLICKING ON THE GOOGLE ICON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN

    • Search for these words: wave energy
    • How many results?
    • Modify your search so it looks like this: "wave energy"
    • What happened to your results?
    • Modify your search so it looks like this: "wave energy" "new jersey"
    • How many results do you have now?
  • In the upper right corner of the Google screen is a gear symbol. Click on it.
  • Select ADVANCED SEARCH from the menu.
  • Find the FILE TYPE menu and select MICROSOFT POWERPOINT file type
  • Click on SEARCH
    • How many results do you have and what do you notice about the types of results you found?

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