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Better Searching Directions and Worksheet: D - Search

This document provides instructions for exploring advanced search techniques on Google. It includes directions to access the advanced search options and conduct various searches, recording the number of search results and explaining the factors influencing the count. Specific searches are performed using different combinations of exact phrases, individual words, and exclusions. The final section explores identifying similar pages and pages that link to a given URL.

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Better Searching Directions and Worksheet: D - Search

This document provides instructions for exploring advanced search techniques on Google. It includes directions to access the advanced search options and conduct various searches, recording the number of search results and explaining the factors influencing the count. Specific searches are performed using different combinations of exact phrases, individual words, and exclusions. The final section explores identifying similar pages and pages that link to a given URL.

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Better Searching

Directions and Worksheet


This worksheet is designed to help you record your answers as you explore advanced Internet
searching techniques and think about why the number of hits came out as they did. Before getting
started, make sure your advanced search options are completely visible.
This link will take you directly to Google Advanced Search.
Go to
http://www.google.com/advance
d_search

When searching on your own, you can type advanced search into the
search bar of any browser and the first link will be to Google Advanced
Search.
Another option when using Google is to conduct a search then scroll to
the bottom of the first search results screen where youll find a link to
Advanced Search.

This window opens, but does


not include all the options
available for advanced
searching.
To access the other options,
see below.

If you scroll down the page,


youll see a set of links under
the heading You can also
Follow the link titled Find pages
that are similar to or link to a
URL.
Now youre ready to refine your
search.

Directions: The column on the left tells what to search for and how to search for it. Record the
number of hits you get in the Matches column. Explain what contributed to the number of hits in the
Reasons column. The space in the column will expand as you type.

Question
Find web pages that have...
all these words: Atlantis continent

# Matches
810,000

But don't show pages that have...any of these


unwanted words: shuttle film movie

Reasons
The first search shows only
what? And excludes what?
The first search shows Atlantis
Continent, but excludes shuttle,
film, and movie.

Find web pages that have...


all these words: Atlantis

99,300,000

Find web pages that have...


all these words: Greenville

1,650,000

The second one has more hits


because we didnt exclude
words.

one or more of these words: Maine ME

The first search shows only


what? And excludes what?

But don't show pages that have...


any of these unwanted words: South Carolina SC

It shows only Greenville and


Maine, Excludes South Carolina.

Find web pages that have...


all these words: Greenville

76,400,000

this exact wording or phrase: San Diego State


University

9,610,000

Find web pages that have...


all these words: San Diego State University

this exact wording or phrase: Bill 602P


this exact wording or phrase: the recent online
hoax

241,000,00
0

The second one has more hits


because it didnt use exact
wording

1,070
8

this exact wording or phrase: demonstrating


genuine leadership

1,750

this exact wording or phrase: Jenny kissed me


when we met

3,880

Page-specific tools:
Find pages similar to the page:
www.edutopia.org

46

Find pages that link to the page:


www.edutopia.org

577

Find pages similar to the page:


kids.msfc.nasa.gov
Find pages that link to the page:
kids.msfc.nasa.gov

The second one has more hits


because we didnt exclude
words.

113,000
37,300

What do these searches show?


They show that when using
exact wording, less results pop
up because you are being
specific, so random things that
dont belong dont pop up.

These are different because...


When finding a similar page, it
shows pages that are related to
the topic, but when searching for
a link, it shows pages that have
a link to what you typed in.
These are different because...
When searching for a similar
page, it shows all pages that are
related to the topic, but when
searching for a link, it shows
pages that have a link to the
topic

Reflection: Please reflect on what you learned while completing this assignment.
Why are these advanced, Internet searching techniques important to you? Support your ideas with
specific examples.

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