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RESEARCH – One Whole Section of Your Grade

Try different search engines: Google, Dogpile,


Bing, AltaVista, MetaCrawler, About.com,
Kartoo.com.

List ALL the search terms you use and the modified
search terms.

Provide the URL of the site that gave you the


answer. If the web address is very long, enter it at
tinyurl.com and get a shortened version.

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

Monday. Many 1.runaway greenhouse effect planet


scientists argue ALL search 2. scientists argue “runaway greenhouse
that _____ was terms/phrases effect”
subjected to a so-
called runaway 3.
greenhouse effect.
http://tinyurl.com/ldrys5
URL of answer
site

venus
Answer

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES


ALL search
terms/phrases
Tuesday Pluto 1.only planet that cannot be seen from earth
without telescope
and _____ are the
only planets that 2.
cannot be seen
from the Earth 3.
without a
telescope. http://tinyurl.com/3met97q
URL of answer
site

Neptune

Answer

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

WednesdayOf 1. planet farthest from the sun


the large, gaseous ALL search 2.
planets this one is terms/phrases
the farthest from 3.
the sun.
http://tinyurl.com/3zsb44a
URL of answer
site

Neptune

Answer
QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

Thursday This 1. Gas giant planet larger than all other


gas giant planet is planets combined.
ALL search
larger than all of terms/phrases 2. longest recorded life span elephant
the other planets
combined. 3.

http://tinyurl.com/4y3kcv7
URL of answer
site

Jupiter

Answer

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

Friday A small, 1. small, rocky planet closest to sun


rocky planet which ALL search 2. close sun small planet rocky
is the closest planet terms/phrases
to the sun. 3.

http://tinyurl.com/cl42kw
URL of answer
site

Mercury

Answer
QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

Saturday Can 1. ”Great Red Spot”


you imagine a ALL search 2.
hurricane that lasts terms/phrases
hundreds of years? 3.
Scientists think
that's what _____'s http://tinyurl.com/5wfrd4
Great Red Spot is. URL of answer
site

Jupiter

Answer

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

Sunday _____ is 1. smallest inner planet


the smallest inner ALL search 2.
planet. terms/phrases
3.

http://tinyurl.com/455tnby
URL of answer
site

Mercury

Answer

MORE
Answer the following discussion questions:

1. Which search engine did you use the most? Why?

Answers .com
Tinyurl.com

2. How did you determine effective keywords for your searches?

I picked out the words that are important!!!!

3. What were some difficulties you had in finding information?

the correct words to use sometimes took a long time sometimes

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