Show your researchers how to get better results when using a search engine to find information with a template that models 10 search strategies. The suggestions explain what to type, what the search engines does, and what results users will get.

Concepts

search engines, Research, the internet

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Additional Tags

search engines, refining search strategies, classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Use at the beginning of a project to encourage researchers to refine their searches

Pros

• Suggestions include how to search for site-specific websites, how to exclude words, and how to find conversion tables

Cons

• Although the template does suggest useful strategies for limiting a search, it is also an advertisement for Google