Searching For Information

Someone once noted that using the Internet is like trying to drink from a firehose. There are a number of "search engines" which you can use to try and locate specific information. I have found that the best way to learn about these engines is to try them out! There is so much information and it is easy to "get lost" while "surfing". Each engine is designed to help you locate resources by entering "key words.

Several of my favorites are listed below. Pick one and try and locate the information needed to answer the questions that follow. In fact, try a couple of these and see if they locate the same resources.

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An Internet Scavenger Hunt will give you the chance to experiment with locating Internet resources.

1. how many US colleges have the nickname "eutectics". [a good choice of key words would be college nicknames - try this .... name that college

2. who reported the discovery of element 27 - [you might try looking for a Periodic Table - you might try clicking on an atomic number]

3. The CIA keeps track of geographic information. What is the surface area of Outer Mongolia? If there should be one agent per 200,000 square kilometers, how many agents should be sent to Outer Mongolia?

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