Learn how to find things quickly and efficiently on the Internet. The lesson teaches how search engines work and how to efficiently use them. It includes an activity where groups develop search queries to find sites using given criteria.

Many teenagers don't have adequate access to health and nutrition information beyond a quick Internet search. Guide them into health advocacy and proficiency with a lesson focused on MedlinePlus as a reliable source for health...

Individuals create a GIS data layer in Google Earth that displays information about where one might find seven different cryptids. The class members research to find data on cryptid sightings they can include in their data...

The Internet is a vast and fascinating place to be, but you have to know how to get there first! Use a helpful guide to become computer savvy in no time. It covers computer basics such as keyboarding and hardware, and goes into e-mail,...

To get the word out that the Great Pacific garbage patch (GPGP) contains millions of pounds of non-biodegrading plastics, individuals research the GPGP and write an article for a newsletter. Researchers present their facts in a...

NASA's LCROSS mission is dropping a probe into a lunar crater. Groups design a system to travel down a zip line and drop a marble onto a target in the classroom. The groups then modify their designs based upon testing. 

This site from the University of California describes the three different "best" search engines. There are descriptions, examples and features of each.

This resource explains how to use 42 advanced search techniques with Google. The author directs this at people trying to increase traffic to their websites through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The skills it teaches would be helpful...

This resource provides a brief overview of different types of internet search strategies.

Learn to use search engines and other tools to find credible information on the Internet. Accompanying slideshow includes Internet search activities.

The University of California provides a chart presenting a recommended 5-step search strategy.

This resource explains how to use the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT to broaden or narrow a web search.

This is an annotated list of useful databases including the difference between search engines and databases and between databases and catalogs, broad-based databases, source-type databases, and subject-type databases.

This page focuses on where to find information needed for writing papers: the library or the internet. It offers tips for using search engines and key words.

A strategic assessment of the role that the Internet is playing in the political process of America. The article looks at trends and makes predictions. Although geared toward the Department of Defense, the article is very comprehensible...

Browse U.S. historical documents according to historical period or search documents via search engine.W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis

Advanced chapter of the book "The Molecular Biology of the Cell" describes and provides illustrations of our most current understanding of the chemical makeup of cells and their components. Explains in detail how electron activity keeps...

Extensive information about the nursing career as well as information on many other careers. The search engine can be used to find any career listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Full text and search engine for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in which the history of Britain, from the 1st Century to the 12th, is rendered by scribes. Translated into modern English.

Excellent online collection of quotes categorized by topic or speaker. BrainyQuote also offers a very helpful quote search engine and an interesting quote trivia section.

This page from Cornell University outlines the sections of Chapter 7 of the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Code. Each paragraph within the four subchapters has its own link and the site has its own search engine as well.

Micro-Module covering relevant information on Accessibility Awareness and Section 508, the American Disabilities Act for the Internet. The thorough and informative article addresses applications of Section 508, WC3, website compliance,...

Educators searching for resources to help teach STEM material to students with disabilities will find a plethora of publications, videos, training materials and other sources provided by the University of Washington "DO-IT" program.

This text excerpt from "Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology" by Robert Pool looks at the impact of nuclear power. Reprinted on the online home of FRONTLINE, the series on PBS.