Lesson 6
Search Engines
Learn how to use search engines on purpose. This lesson is about finding good information, not just clicking the first thing you see.
Your project
Bookmark the leading search engines and use them to find and bookmark good research sites for kids.
Steps
- Bookmark a few search engines you want to compare.
- Search for one topic you are studying this year.
- Open several results and judge which ones look trustworthy.
- Bookmark the best research sites for later use.
- Write down what made a site feel useful or not useful.
What to practice
- Read the site title and description before clicking.
- Look for clear authorship and helpful explanations.
- Compare more than one source.
- Bookmark good sites when you find them.