Effective Search Strategies
Learning how search engines index the web and how to refine queries to find specific information.
Key Questions
- Analyze how a search engine prioritizes results for a given query.
- Evaluate the trade-offs of using short versus long search terms.
- Differentiate between reliable and unreliable information sources found online.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Suggested Methodologies
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