Internet+Research+6+Using+Phrase+Searching





=**Internet Research 6: Using Phrase Searching**=


 * Aim:** What is phrase searching?


 * Objectives:**


 * Students will conduct a phrase search
 * Students will compare the search results


 * Vocabulary:**


 * phrase searching
 * trending searches


 * Phrase searching:** **Phrase searching** is accomplished by putting your keywords in quotes in the order in which you want them to appear in your search results. If you want two or more words to appear together in the same order, for example, "solar energy," then you need to put those two words in quotes. Searching for //solar// and //energy// without quotes will retrieve results that mention both //solar// and //energy// but may not necessarily be about "solar energy." In this exercise, you are going to use **phrase searching**.


 * Class Activity 1:**

1. Go to Google. Type bioenergy center and click the search button. How many results did you get?

2. Now type center bioenergy. How many results did you get?

3. Now type "bioenergy center" in quotes so that Google is now searching this exact phrase with the words in the order you want them to be. How many results did you get?

4. You happen to know that the U.S. Department of Energy has a bioenergy center so you decide to search "doe bioenergy center." How many results did you get now?


 * Class Activity 2:**

Your friend is considering a career change and wants you to help with a Web search. He wants to find information about jobs in computing in the great New York City area.

1. Identify the topic statement for this Web search.

2. Identify the keywords in the topic statement.

3. Identify at least three related words for the keywords.

4. From all of your keywords, compose a search query. Include at least one search phrase in the query.

5. Go to Google.

6. Perform you search, and note the number of search results returned.


 * Class Activity 3:**

1. Think of any subject you like with at least two words that have to be in order. Perform a search on those two words with and without quotations. How do the results compare?

2. Think of another two or more words that have to be in order that you'd like to perform a search on and perform the search with and without quotes. How do the results compare?