Search Engine Record Sheet

Name_______________________                                                

Instructions: Visit each web site below by using the Virtual Tour on the Home page. Decide whether the Web site is a subject directory, search engine, meta search engine, or subject-specific search engine. Fill in the chart below by answering the questions yes or no or filling in the information requested.  To test your Search Engines, ask each one to find the name of the present Speaker of the U S House of Representatives. and record the number of hits from each site and whether you found the information in the first 3 matches or hits presented.
 

Search Engine

Type of Search Engine

Has a Search Box?

Has directories or categories?

Has a filter?

Uses Natural Language?

# of Hits on Test Question

One of 1st  3 hits found answer to test question

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

What did you learn? In the space provided, tell which search engine you think gave the best results to the query and why. Would you use the search engine you chose every time you search the Internet? Why or why not?
 
 







If you have completed this worksheet, return to the home page and do the Challenge at the bottom of the page.
 


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