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Google Search Tips. Google Search Tips. Double quotations (“ ”) Used to look for words in exactly the order in which you enter them “human rights” “affirmative action” Minus sign (-) use to exclude a word from your results.
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Google Search Tips • Double quotations (“ ”) • Used to look for words in exactly the order in which you enter them • “human rights” • “affirmative action” • Minus sign (-) • use to exclude a word from your results. • Note: when you include a negative term in your search, be sure to include a space before the minus sign. • Houston –Texas
Site (site:edu), (site: org), (site: gov) • use to limit your search to pages published by certain groups • teen violence site:edu • teen violence site:org • teen violence site:gov
What were the conditions of child workers during The Great Depression? Search Terms # of results • the great depression 20,800,000 • “the great depression” 2,130,000 • “the great depression” site:edu 411,000 • “the great depression” site:edu “children” 168,000 • “the great depression” site:gov 46,000 • “the great depression” site:gov “child labor” 384
Google Game • With a partner, use the searching techniques you have learned to answer the following questions. • Record the search terms you use and the number of results for each search.
Search terms (Pick 4 of 6 questions) • What is the impact of fossil fuels on global warming? • Why was the reign of Queen Elizabeth I also known as “The Golden Age?” • How does caffeine affect the nervous system?
Search terms continued… • How did Tupac Shakur revolutionize hip-hop? • What are the long term psychological affects of 9/11 on children? • How is the quinceanera a rite of passage in the Latin culture?