[LM_NET] HIT: Searching Internet Lesson

[Nina Jackson <NJackson@LBUSD.K12.CA.US>]

While I'm on a roll, I thought I would go ahead and send out my lesson
for searching. (Hope it comes through all right.)


Internet Searching
1. Introduction

2. Google.com

a. Ancient Egypt
 i. How many "hits" come up? _________________
 ii. What is the first site called? __________________________
 iii. Will it be useful? ___________
b. Mummies in Ancient Egypt
 i. How many "hits" come up? __________________
 ii. What is the first site called? ___________________________
 iii. Will it be useful? _________
3. Ask Jeeves {ask.com}
a. How did the Ancient Egyptians make mummies?
 i. How many "hits" come up? _________________
 ii. What is the first site called? __________________________
 iii. Will it be useful? ___________
 4. Kidsclick.org
a. Egypt (Ancient)
 i. How many "hits" come up? _________________
 ii. What is the first site called? __________________________
 iii. Will it be useful? ___________
b. Mummies
 i. How many "hits" come up? _________________
 ii. What is the first site called? __________________________
 iii. Will it be useful? ___________
5. Clusty.com
a. Ancient Egypt
 i. How many "hits" come up? _________________
 ii. What is the first site called? __________________________
 iii. Will it be useful? ___________
b. Mummies in Ancient Egypt
c. Topics under "Mummification"
 i. How many "hits" come up? _________________
 ii. What is the first site called? __________________________
 iii. Will it be useful? ___________

6. Picsearch.com
a. Mummies vs. Mummies in Ancient Egypt
 i. Is there a difference in the pictures that come up? ___________


Nina Jackson
Library Media Teacher
National Board Certified
Franklin Middle School (6-8 grade)
Long Beach, CA
njackson@lbusd.k12.ca.us

http://www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/franklin/library

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by
others.--Andre Maurois

Books invite all; they constrain none.--Inscription at the Los Angeles
Public Library

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