Which search command?
Read what you need to find. Then sort each card into the command that will help.
Card 1 of 12
You want pages about ice cream, not about ice or about cream.
What do you need the search engine to do? Drag the card to a box, or tap a box.
The question to ask
What do you need the search engine to do?
Where each card goes
| What you need | Command | A search that does it |
|---|---|---|
| You want pages about ice cream, not about ice or about cream. | " " | "ice cream" |
| Your book says “nocturnal” and you do not know what it means. | define | define nocturnal |
| You want the fruit called an apple, not the computer company. | - | apple -computer |
| You need more words that mean “pretty” for your story. | ~ | ~pretty |
| You remember a line from a song and want those exact words. | " " | "row row row your boat" |
| You want to read about seals in the sea, not seals on envelopes. | - | seals -envelope |
| Your teacher said “migrate”. You want to know what it means. | define | define migrate |
| You also want pages that say “rapid” or “speedy”, not only “quick”. | ~ | ~quick |
| You only want pages with “school bus”, not “bus to school”. | " " | "school bus" |
| You want fish tanks. Your results are full of army tanks. | - | fish tanks -army |
| Your search for “clever” misses pages that say “smart”. | ~ | ~clever |
| You read “mammal” and want to know what makes an animal one. | define | define mammal |
For teachers
This tool goes with Unit 2, Lessons 7 and 8 of the Year 4 Inspire Computing student book. Use it after Search Lab: that tool shows what each command does, and this one asks pupils to choose the right one for themselves.
- Before the screen: put a sign for each command in a corner of the room. Read out a need, and pupils walk to the corner they choose.
- The first round shows the cards in the same order on every device, so a class can vote before you tap a box. Later rounds are shuffled.
- Exit question: which command would you use for your own research project, and why?
- Nothing a pupil does here is saved or sent anywhere.
More to try
- Write a new card for each box, and test a partner.
- Write down the search terms for your research project. Which commands will they need?