Picking the Right Search Terms

Objective: How can appropriate search terms and queries guide targeted searches?

Let's start by watching this video:

2. When we search, we are making a query. What is a query? Click here to find out!

3. Imagine that you are making a fan quiz about the Percy Jackson books. You list a whole bunch of questions and then go back and research them one by one.

- Let’s say you want to know: “What food does Tyson like best?”

- - Instead of Googling “What food does Tyson like best?”, consider this:

- - Below are the results of the new search. As you can see, by choosing your search terms (or query) carefully and not using unnecessary words, you can get just the information you are looking for!

4. Activity: Watch this short video on how search works, then visit this site on the "story of how search works".

5. Activity: Below are three questions. What would be the best way to search for these questions and simplify your search query to just 3-4 words? (You can find the answers below...)

- My three year old cow has blisters on its tongue? What is wrong with it?
- Can people earn money for tossing pizza dough?
- I heard there is an abandoned city in San Francisco Bay. What is it called?

Move on to the next lesson: What's in my search query?

Teacher Resources: Beginner 1 - Picking the right search terms

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