Name_________________________________________

Keywords Activity
Think of your favorite animal. You are going to search for information to
answer questions about this animal using keywords.
Use one of the search engines provided for you in Lesson 2 of the Building
Research Skills Unit for all three rounds.

Round 1
What kind of food does your favorite animal eat? In your search tab, look
up this question using only the name of the animal, and record your
findings below.
Search engine used
__________________________________________________
Searching with ONE keyword:
Number of results______________________
Answer______________________________________________________
Found here
___________________________________________________________
(website address)
Did you find the answer to your question in the first 3 results? (circle one)
yes
no

Round 2
In what part of the world is this animal found? This time perform your
search using two keywords instead of one.
Searching with TWO keywords:
Number of results______________________
Answer______________________________________________________
Found here
___________________________________________________________
(website address)
Did you find the answer to your question in the first 3 results? (circle one)
yes
no

Round 3
What is the lifespan of your animal? This time, use as many keywords as
you like to find the answer.
Search with ______ keywords:
Number of results______________________
Answer______________________________________________________
Found here
___________________________________________________________
(website address)
Did you find the answer to your question in the first 3 results? (circle one)
yes
no