The purpose of an Internet Web Search is to find the latest information about a topic that interests you. Many of you are familiar with Yahoo, because it is often featured on Internet provider home pages. But there are many others! Here's a chance to try out some different search engines.

Here's a couple of pointers before you start searching:

• Be specific! For example, if you want information on beagles, don't type in dogs.
• Use the + symbol to add to your search. Many search engines will allow you to find pages that have all the words you enter. For example, if you want to find information on how to train your feisty beagle, you can type: +beagle +train
• Use the ñ symbol to narrow your search. If your beagle is an older dog, you might type: beagle puppy
• Use quotation marks to expand your search. If you type "beagle train" you may find articles that talk about training dogs, including beagles. But be selective. You might also find stories about beagles that ride on trains!

SOME USEFUL INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES:

Metacrawler

Google

Education Index

Addend

Awesome Library

 

OTHER SCIENCE RESOURCE LINKS THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL IN YOUR SYSTEMS SEARCH:

How Stuff Works

The Discovery Channel

Inner body

BioChemNet

Physic slink

Astronomy

NASA

NOAA

Physical Geography