Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Google Google and More Google!

Hello Students... I am not here today so here's your assignment!

Google Search Practice!!

For numbers 1-7 type the following into the Google search bar to find the answer! For numbers 8-22 use keywords and phrases to find the answers to each question. Due TODAY!!
3456 + 78091 =
780459 - 3791 =
45 x 67 =
700000 / 89 =
What is 33% of 34,567?
How many inches are in 5 miles?
How many minutes are in 40 years?
What's the equivalent of $20 in the currency of the Czech Republic?
Name a movie and where it's playing in the 60637 zip code.
What is patent 5123123 for?
What is the price of Apple Inc.'s stock today?
12. What U.S. President was born in a town named Caldwell?
13. What are the two species of elephants?
14. Who played in the 1979 World Series?
15. From what place did the Ebola virus get its name?
16. What is the address of the Empire State Building?
17. What is North Carolina's state bird?
18. When did Dr. Seuss win the Pulitzer Prize?
19. Who invented the paper clip?
20. What was "Lady Bird" Johnson's maiden name?
21. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?

Search Tips for Middle School Students:
1) Search engines are not as smart as you and they sure can't tell what you are thinking. Be sure to use descriptive words and phrases. Example: Search for Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln instead of just Lincoln .
2) Search engines usually look for each word you write. If you are looking for a phrase then you can use quotes. You can also use quotes to get more specific searches when you are getting too many irrelevant pages. Example: Search for "Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln" instead of Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
3) Search engines often don't use short common words like "a", "it" and "the" in their searches. If you really need the search engine to use those words, then you can use quotes. Example: Search for "High School Musical 2" rather than High School Musical 2. This way the "2" will be used in the search as well. Note: with Google you can put a "+" in front of the shorter word. Example: Star Wars Episode +I .
4) When searching, try to use phrases that would be used as written in a web page. 5) Read the titles and descriptions of the web sites carefully before you click on them. Be sure that they make sense and are relevant to what you are searching for.

Post a reply on how you did today!

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