Part 1:
. Visit KidzSearch (click on this link)
You can work with a partner to find out why: (Copy and paste these questions and the answers to these questions in a text box on your weebly)
1. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams didn't sign it. (why?)
2. Why some of the others refused to sign. (why?)
Bonus challenge questions: (Answer these questions in a text box on your weebly)
Bonus 1: Which state's name was misspelled in the signature area of the U.S. Constitution?
Bonus 2: Who was the oldest person to sign the U.S. Constitution?
Bonus 3: Who was the considered the Expounder of the U.S. Constitution?
Bonus 4: Who actually hand wrote the U.S. Constitution?
Part 2: Using KidzSearch to answer the questions below. (Answer these on your weebly)
Part 3:
Search for information about a sponge for a science report using KidzSearch. Our challenge is to narrow down the search to the fewest results and also the most accurate and helpful ones. We will use combinations of words, the + symbol with a word, and "quotation marks" when there is more than one word.
Search Strategies to try out: (copy and paste these search strategies and the results on your weebly page)
Search #1: sponge
Search #2: sponge animal
Search #3: sponge +ocean
Search #4: sponge +animal
Search #5: sponge +"ocean animal"
Last Question to answer:
Which search (from Part 3) had the best results if you were writing a report?
Part 4:
Watch the video in Q2 on how to use Google Scholar
. Visit KidzSearch (click on this link)
You can work with a partner to find out why: (Copy and paste these questions and the answers to these questions in a text box on your weebly)
1. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams didn't sign it. (why?)
2. Why some of the others refused to sign. (why?)
Bonus challenge questions: (Answer these questions in a text box on your weebly)
Bonus 1: Which state's name was misspelled in the signature area of the U.S. Constitution?
Bonus 2: Who was the oldest person to sign the U.S. Constitution?
Bonus 3: Who was the considered the Expounder of the U.S. Constitution?
Bonus 4: Who actually hand wrote the U.S. Constitution?
Part 2: Using KidzSearch to answer the questions below. (Answer these on your weebly)
- What year was the first coin operated pinball machine invented?
- What was the name of this first coin operated pinball invention?
- When was the first electronic pinball machine released?
- What was the first electronic pinball machine named?
- What was the name of the first video arcade game machine?
- Do you agree with the answers the rest of your class picked?
Part 3:
Search for information about a sponge for a science report using KidzSearch. Our challenge is to narrow down the search to the fewest results and also the most accurate and helpful ones. We will use combinations of words, the + symbol with a word, and "quotation marks" when there is more than one word.
Search Strategies to try out: (copy and paste these search strategies and the results on your weebly page)
Search #1: sponge
Search #2: sponge animal
Search #3: sponge +ocean
Search #4: sponge +animal
Search #5: sponge +"ocean animal"
Last Question to answer:
Which search (from Part 3) had the best results if you were writing a report?
Part 4:
Watch the video in Q2 on how to use Google Scholar