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What Is In Your Neighborhood

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What Is In Your Neighborhood

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    1. What Is In Your Neighborhood? Searching the Internet…

    2. Getting Started… Click the left mouse button on the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop. It looks like this: Type http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ksearch2.html in the address box. It looks like this:

    3. Searching… After you see the page, there will be many places to search. Choose Yahooligans. It looks like this: When searching, if you want to find websites that are about both words you can use the word and between the words. Example: President and Government When searching, if you type the word or between two words it will find websites that have one or both of those words. Example: President or Government

    4. Searching… Now you have to choose what “key words” you want to use. When choosing key words, you should type in the topic you are searching for. For example, if you wanted to search different types of dogs you could type the word “dogs” If you wanted to find pictures of dogs, you might want to type in the words “dog pictures” For our search, we are going to be more clear and type in several words so that our website will come up.

    5. Searching… Type “Guide to US Government for Kids” into the search box under Yahooligans Click “Search.” It will look like this:

    6. You Are Almost There… Click once with the left button on the first website called “Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids.” It looks like this:

    7. “Your Neighborhood…” Find the kite at the top of the page. Click on the red triangle that says “K-2.” This is the kite: On the chalkboard, click on the title “Your Neighborhood.”

    8. Learning About Your Neighborhood… Great Job! Click on all 6 places to learn more and read the questions they ask you. Once you have read about one place, click on the fire hydrant to go back and choose another place. The hydrant looks like this:

    9. What Did You Learn… What were your answers to their questions? Do you know your address? Do you know what to do if there is a fire in your house? What is your favorite subject at school? What happens at each of the places that you read about? Why is each place important to us? Think about these questions, then answer them on paper.

    10. Using The Information… If you use this information, you have to cite it! Cite means to write down the information about the webpage like the author and the date! Follow the steps on the next page to learn how to cite your information.

    11. Citing Your Information... Write the name of the website at the top of the webpage. Write the website address.

    12. You Are Almost Done… Write today’s date Here is an example of what your citation should look like: Ben’s Guide (K-2): Your Neighborhood http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/index.html 10-9-2006 Excellent Job!

    13. Resources Used… “Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids.” Superintendent of Documents. 8 March 2004. U.S. Government Printing Office. 4 October 2006. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ “Yahoo!. Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids. Yahoo! Inc. 4 October 2006.http://yahooligans.yahoo.com 4 October 2006. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ksearch2.html

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