Google Trends
Google Trends is a platform for online data discovery that features Google search data in real time. Users may explore the search interests of individuals and find additional details such as the most important posts, interest over time, interest by area, trend queries, and related subjects. You can see a map after you search for a term that shows the regions where the term is most common in the world.
Learning Activities
Math: Students can analyze Google Trends graphs and charts to make informed decisions and identify patterns in the data.
Science: Students can explore trending science topics.
English/Language Arts: Students can write stories based on their interpretation of Google Trends data (e.g., comparing search results for Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian).
Other: Geography, brainstorming with Google correlate, create relevant content (see 7 Ways to Use Google Trends )
How to Use Google Trends
Go to Google Trends
Click “Sign In” and at the top of right corner
Then click on at the bottom of “Create an account” register for an account
Return to “Google Trends” and sign in
Setup your profile page
Click on the people silhouette icon in the top right corner (next to the “Tweet” button)
Click on “My account”
Add a photo and change the settings to which you want
Explore Topics to find what people have been searched recently
Use an example which is given by Google Trends
Click on one of the stories topics and see visual and written data
Move mouse around the graphic and discover what the trends are in certain times
Click on the map which is at the bottom of the page to explore interest of subregion
Or click one of the “Trending queries” in the top right next to the map
Compare the terms
Search for a term like “Facebook”
Then click on the “+compare” inside the topic box
Add another term like “twitter” you want to compare then see the results
Remove a term from the compare lists go to terms box then click the “X”