This document provides guidance on how to effectively research topics on the web. It recommends beginning by forming a clear research question and using relevant keywords and phrases when searching. If initial search results are unsatisfactory, the document suggests modifying the search terms. It also outlines important parts of the search process like search engines, results, and evaluating website credibility. Key tips include focusing on facts rather than opinions, authority of authors, and date of publication. The document cautions against solely using Wikipedia as a source due to its open editing structure.

1. Researching theWeb
By: Ms. Fazio

2. What do you want to find out?
I’m interested in…
I’d like to know more about…
I wonder…
Why/how come…

3. Create a question
Why do cats chase mice?
How far away is the sun?
Who invented the Snicker bar?
What does an optometrist do?
Who was the first man to land on the moon?

4. Keywords & Phrases
 Example: Who was the first
man to land on the moon?
• Space exploration
• History of space travel
• Astronauts
• Space race
• rocket

5. Still can’t find what you want?
• Change words to singular or plural
• Make your search more broad:Take away a
word or too
• Think of new words

6. WorldWideWeb
• AKA the Internet!
• Made up of billions of computers and people
linked together
**It’s easy to get distracted, stay focused on
your research goal**

7. Parts of a search
refresh
Search
URL (web page)
Back
button
Pictures
Hits
Link

8. Open a tab
Right click the link, and select “Open link in new tab”

9. Click between tabs
Keep your search results and the websites you want

10. Search Engine
Google,Yahoo, or Bing

11. Search Engine
• A giant INDEX
• A specific word will give you the best result
• A general word will give you too many hits

12. Search Results
Space travel
First man to moon

13. Is this a good website?
• Who wrote the information?
• Who is the audience? (Persuasive P.O.V)
• Mostly facts or opinions?
• Does it look logical?
• Is it used to advertise?
• When was it written?
• Does it look “complete”? (Missing parts of a webpage)
• Are there cited sources?
• .gov, .org, and .edu websites

14. Put it in your own words
• Don’t plagiarize (copy someone’s words)
 Who,What,When,Where,Why, How
 Summarize or paraphrase

15. Parts of a webpage
Navigation
menu
banner
Main content
Search within

16. Webpage Footer
Author
Contact information
Link
s
Information about the company or creator
Date
certifications

17. Why isWikipedia a bad source?
• Any one can add toWikipedia….
• Me, you, a store clerk, the president…. Anyone
• Some things are true and some are false
• Not a reliable source
• Use the bibliography instead
• Wikipedia is not professional and reliable for
research