Library:Education Library: LLED351/Keyword searching

K-3

For young children searching often involves using what are called Subject Trees or graphic organizers to show how subjects are broken down. Younger children need to learn to use Subject Trees. These can be found in encyclopedias and general web sites for children. Knowing what the subject tree is can help children look under the right symbol.

Try looking at a search engine for kids called KidsClick Search engine. What would you have to teach your students to navigate a site like this?

Another example is found in the database Searchasaurus.

Grades 4 to 8

For older students using keywords, ordering the keyword search effectively are important. Keyword searching is an important skill to learn. A game that students may enjoy playing to convey the idea of keyword searching is Google

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