To search online to find answers to some questions requires only a quick skim, while others demand deep research. Scholars engage in a lesson that teaches them the difference and how to craft questions that produce the best online search results. After watching a short video, pupils practice generating both types of questions and then conduct their own quick and deep research.

Concepts

Research, search engines, answering questions, asking questions, forming questions, questions

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Instructional Ideas

• Enlarge, color print, and post the infographic
• Use the resource in any class to launch a research project

Classroom Considerations

• A free account is necessary to access some materials
• Researchers require access to devices with internet
• Preparation includes copies of two worksheets and a tip sheet

Pros

• Includes a teacher key for the "Easy Answers?" worksheet
• Provides an offline option

Cons

• None

Common Core

CCRA.R.7 CCRA.SL.2