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SEARCHING INTERNET

 

 

GENERAL INFO WEBSITES

The easy way to search for the general information is through ask.com website:

Using IE, type in this address and click GO -> www.ask.com

NOTE:  this website is not the best place to go to for updated specific information (ex.  If you wanted to know what’s playing on your TV tonight you’d have to go elsewhere)

 

Activity1:

Open Internet Explorer and go to www.ask.com

1.     type in the question box the following questions:

why is the sky blue?  and click ASK button.  (do you see the answer?  Read carefully, find the link that points to the answer read about it)

Try these questions:

what is the population of the Earth? (what number did you get?)

how many teeth does a human have? (what number did you get?)

how long are female elephants pregnant? (more difficult; what did you get?)

what is the population of the Earth? (more difficult;  what number did you get?)

***try other questions***

 

PORTAL WEBSITES

 

One way of searching the Internet is through portals.  There are several information portals on the Internet which have a listing of Categories that point to more specific categories that point to more specific categories …

If one wanted to search for History of Aspirin one would click on DRUGS à SPECIFIC DRUGS AND MEDICATIONS à …  until the website displaying that information is found. 

There are several portals on the Internet:

www.yahoo.com

www.netscape.com

www.msn.com

 

Activity2: find a website (using one of the 3 portals above) that has information on history of computers

 

 

 

SEARCH ENGINES

 

The best way to search the Internet for information through one of the special websites called Search Engines.  These websites contain input boxes which allow the user to enter the keywords,  i.e..  the important words about the topic they are searching for.  For example,  to search for the information about Toronto Blue Jays baseball team one would enter ‘Toronto Blue Jays’ into the search box.  If one wanted to be more specific, like looking for the names of the players, one would enter ‘Toronto Blue Jays players’ or even ‘Toronto Blue Jays player names’ to come up with the selection of websites that might contain this information.

 

These are some of the popular Search Engines on the Internet:

www.google.com

www.altavista.com

www.lycos.com

www2.infoseek.com

www.yellowpages.ca  (for finding people and businesses in Canada)

 

 

Activity3:

NOTE:  this is a BIG time-consuming activity.  Start with part #1 and move on to part # 2 only if you finished #1.  (It will take you approx. 1/2 hr for #1 and 2hrs for #2)

WRITE DOWN ALL YOUR SEARCH ANSWERS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

 

PART 1:  Search the following website addresses --> use GOOGLE.COM

1.  Ontario's government website

Note:  type in keywords only, not the whole question!  Then click Google Search button.

 

Note:  When you get results read through them.  Notice the link in blue;  the comments about the linked website in black and the address of the link in green (next to pointer).  Read all first, then click on the blue link to go to that website to find out if that's what you want.

Continue with the rest (you may write the answers in the notebook):

2.  Canada’s government website

3.  Toronto Public Library System website

4.  Globe and Mail newspaper website

5.  TV's Discovery Channel website

6.  NASA's home website

7.  Royal Bank of Canada website

8.  Microsoft Company website

9.  Honda Canada website

 

 

 

 

PART 2:  Search out the following specific info --> use GOOGLE.COM or ASK.COM

RED IS EASY!

BLUE INDICATES IT'S A DIFFICULT ONE!!

GREEN IS SUICIDAL!!!

 

  1. who wrote the great American novel “The Grapes of Wrath” and when? (type in the title with quotation marks around it)

  2. what is the name of the Premier of Manitoba?  Premier of Nova Scotia?
  3. what is the longest living mammal on Earth? (is it man?  elephant? gorilla? whale?...)
  4. what are at least two titles of the films directed by the Canadian movie director James Cameron?  What is his next project? 
  5. what is the name of the new space station put up in orbit over the Earth?

  6. is Toronto bigger (by population) then Montreal?

  7. When and where was Albert Einstein born?  Why is he famous?

  8. Who is Gary Kasparov?  Why is he both famous and infamous?

  9. What was the biggest draw in the theatres this weekend in North America? (movie that made most money)

  10. What year did the Berlin Wall come down?

  11. Which country will be hosting the 2008 Olympics?  Which one was chosen for 2004?

  12. What is the name of the wife of the host of TV program ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’

  13. What were the winning numbers for last weekend’s LOTTO 6/49 lottery? (hint:  do you have to use google.com?  how about a local newspaper, like Toronto Star?)

  14. what new movies started playing in Toronto last weekend? (newspapers)
  15. what is playing on TV today (on Rogers Cable) on CITY-TV at 9 pm (hint:  search for citytv, that's the name of the station)
  16. who is R2D2 (hint:  he's very short and shiny)?  who is Cassius Clay?
  17. what is the value of the Cdn dollar comparing to American dollar (hint:  go to business section in a newspaper and look for 'currency')

  18. what is the price of the cheapest Honda Civic in Canada? (find a Canadian website that talks about cars)

  19. what is the present temperature in Hong Kong (in degrees centigrade)  
  20. how old is our planet Earth?
  21. when did people populate North America?  (how long have humans lived in North America?)

  22. What are the odds (chances) of winning lotto lottery? 

  23. what time is it now in Honolulu, Hawaii
  24. how long can a cockroach live after it's head has been cut off?
  25.  

 

 

ANSWERS:

 

1.      www.gov.on.ca (ONTARIO) www.gov.ca(CANADA)

2.      www.tpl.toronto.on.ca

3.      www.theglobeandmail.com

4.      www.discovery.com

5.      www.nasa.gov

6.      www.royalbank.com

7.      www.microsoft.com

8.      www.honda.ca