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Instructional:
Students will understand how to construct a simple Internet search. Students will understand the steps to take in researching information for an assignment. Students will understand how to cite an online resource they have used.
Learning:
Students will identify key search terms on endangered ocean animals. Students will go through the steps of constructing a search strategy for endangered ocean animals.
Motivational:
Students will become interested in finding information quickly and efficiently.
Introduction:
We've talked about staying safe on the Internet and evaluating Web sites. Now it's time to learn how to go out and find the Web sites we want.
Body:
Introduce sample topic, "Your teacher has asked for a one page paper on an endangered animal that lives in the ocean. Go through handout using this topic.
1. Info on endangered animal from ocean.
2. Endangered, ocean, animal- try to get students to add pollution, hunting, fish, and sea. (Brainstorm terms on white board.)
3. Encyclopedias are sometimes a few years old and the list of endangered animals changes frequently.
4. Go to http://teoma.com
5. Go to Kathy Shrock's Boolean Machine and try out. http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/
6. Endangered AND ocean OR sea then use advanced boolean/
search to NOT out "fish." Take out "ocean."
7. This was the lesson before the searching lesson.
8. Choose a page to do a practice citation. Go back using the topic of a one page report on George Washington – Students may come to the conclusion that print resources are faster and more reliable for such a prominent historical figure.
Conclusion:
Okay, now you know how to stay safe on the Internet, evaluate web sites and find good Web sites quickly and easily. Keep your handouts in a safe place and you will be one step ahead when your teacher asks for an assignment where you have to do research.
