Grade 5 · Technology · Lesson 4

Online Research: Keywords & Filters

A search engine reads the words you type and tries to match them to billions of pages. Strong keywords act like a clear address — they tell the engine exactly which neighborhood to look in. Weak keywords are like saying "somewhere in the city": you will get an answer, but it probably will not be the one you want.

What this lesson teaches

1Choose effective keywords that focus a search
2Apply filters to narrow results to what you actually need
3Compare strong and weak search queries
4Build a research plan before opening a search bar

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