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Research Tips

So, you have a research project? Here are some tips to help you on your way.
(You may remember these tips from "Cyber Smart" lessons in computer class!)

*** Remember to write down the website and the date you get your information! ***
Example: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/History/Stonehengevillage
April 27, 2008

WARNING:
Always take a parent with you into cyberspace!
Report any inappropriate sites immediately!
Holy Trinity cannot guarantee that quality content standards will be maintained at other sites.

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Choosing Keywords to search:

1. Write a sentence or question telling what you would like to find out.

2. Read what you wrote and circle the important words. These are your Keywords.

Remember that the more specific you are, the better!
Example: "Monarch Butterfly" is better than just "Butterfly"

3. Enter your keywords into a search engine such as Ask for Kids, or Yahoo! Kids.
IF....
THEN.....
You want to ask a question. Try going to Ask for Kids.
You know the exact word you want to search for. Try Yahoo! for Kids and type the word in the search box. Click search.
You dont' know the exact word you want, but you can describe it. Go to Yahoo! Kids and click the study section to choose the subject categories that might have what you want.
You don't know how to spell your keywords. Go to KidsClick and click on the word's first letter.

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Go to a directory and search through subject categories IF......
Your topic is broad. Example: sports is broad
(women's soccer is narrow)
You know what you want, but can't think of a name for it. Example: You want to find the name the people that parade in fancy costumes on New Year's Day.
You need to come up with a topic Example: You need to choose a topic about the Middle Ages to research.
Enter your keywords in quotation marks (" ") IF......
Your topic is narrow and a proper noun. Example: "Buckingham Palace"
Your topic is narrow and an exact phrase. Example: "water pollution"

Search Engines Sites

Ask.com
Google
Live.com
Quintura for Kids
Clusty

Directory Sites

About
Open Directory Project
Lycos
Yahoo!

Meta-Search Engine Sites

Dogpile
MetaCrawler

These tips are taken from the Cyber Smart Curriculum: www.cybersmartcurriculum.org.

 

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