Search Skills
This software system helps you find information online.
What is a search engine?
Britannica online gives facts about many topics in alphabetical order. Is it a reference resource classified as an
What is an encyclopedia?
A website ending in .edu usually belongs to this type of place.
What is a school?
These are important words used to search for information.
What are keywords?
You should never share this online with strangers.
What is personal information?
This search engine lets you type questions to find answers online.
What is Google?
You can use this resource to find the definition of words, proper pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples.
What is a dictionary?
Alexandria houses digital research databases and educational resources designed for
What are students?
Modifying search results to narrow down the focus and improve results.
What is refining a search?
You should ask this trusted person before using a new website.
Who is an adult/teacher/parent?
This online tool helps students find books in the library.
What is the library catalog?
The details identifying the source of a work (author, title, date, publisher) are known as a
What is the citation information?
A website with lots of spelling mistakes may not be this.
What is reliable?
If you are researching sharks, this word would be a good keyword.
What are sharks?
If something online makes you uncomfortable, you should do this right away.
What is tell an adult?
This research tool shows pictures, maps, and facts all together online.
What is an online encyclopedia?
Books in the nonfiction section give this kind of information.
What are facts?
You should check this on a website to see who wrote the information.
What is the author?
Typing too many words into a search box can make searches harder to do this.
What is find information?
This is a strong password example because it uses letters and numbers.
What is a secure password?
This Google tool can be used to create a presentation based on the knowledge you gained from research.
What is Google Slides?
Digital reading app to borrow books from your school library.
What is Sora?
A website from the San Diego Zoo is often a good source for animal research because it is this.
What is trustworthy?
Instead of typing "Tell me everything about dolphins," a better search would use these short, important words
What are dolphin habitats or dolphin facts?
Before clicking a link online, you should make sure the website is this.
What is safe/trusted?