INTERNET RESEARCH

Students will learn the fundamentals of using a web browser to find information quickly and to evaluate search results for relevance, accuracy and quality.

Students will use the internet to locate facts and data for regular classroom assignments, to find current information in the news, lookup weather forecasts, find products, prices, reviews, directions and more.

Some typical research projects include:

• Fossils

• Animal Camouflage

• Dinosaurs

• City Wildlife

• Money

• Rocks and Minerals

• Mapquest

• Biographies

• Astronomy

• Presidents' Day

• Martin Luther King jr.

Plagiarism - Students will learn how to identify and avoid plagiarism by citing sources for their research. Students will learn to check their work for plagiarism here.
How a Web Browser Works

Students will learn to use the basic elements of the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser including the main browser window, title bar, menu bar, main explorer toolbar and address bar.

Main Browser Window - Internet Explorer


Internet Explorer Title Bar


The Title Bar at the very top of the main browser window tells you what the title of the page you are viewing is. The Title Bar also tells you what Internet Explorer application is currently active. In this case, the title bar indicates that we are viewing the MSN.com website.

Internet Explorer Menu Bar


The main menu bar has many different menus which control all options, functions, and commands for the Internet Explorer browser. Students explore these and learn to use the "Favorites" function to bookmark web sites for quick access during research.

Internet Explorer Main Tool Bar


During our research activities we will use the many functions available on this toolbar including the forward and back buttons, stop, refresh, home, search, favorites, history and print buttons.

Internet Explorer Address Bar


The address bar indicates a particular site's location or "address" on the internet. We discuss the use of the address bar and the importance of precise spelling, exact syntax and correct domain names to achieve desired results. For example, addresses such as Castlebaylane.com, Castlebaylane.net and Castlebaylane.edu may not be owned and operated by the same group and can affect search results significantly.

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