Word Bank for Searching

Choosing good terms to use when you are searching for information can mean the difference between...

• find information quickly... and ...taking forever to find information
• finding information that is just what you need... and ...finding mostly junk

Best strategies for developing a good word bank for searching are:

• brainstorming
• a thesaurus
• keeping a list of the word bank handy as you search
• noting in the word bank which words aren't helpful and which words produce quality results

Download a blank word bank table.

Here's a Word Bank Table with examples to get you started:

This website created by Dotty Delafield dkd11@scasd.org librarian @Mount Nittany Middle School, State College Area School District, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College, PA 16801. Further educational use with proper attribution is encouraged. Last Updated: 14 June 2013.