The big idea for this Try It! is to use specific words to create the best Google-Ready questions that will provide you with the most promising search results lists.


Do This to Get Ready

  1. Open your Digital Notebook.
  2. Open your Web browser.


Ok, Go!

  1. Choose a Google-Ready question from your Digital Notebook and try it in Google.
  2. Look at the results and see if they are on topic.
  3. If you got fewer than three websites that really relate to your topic, keep improving your search questions:
    • look through the results list
    • find better words to help you make more specific questions
    • copy those words into your digital notebook
    • write new questions in your notebook
    • Google your questions again
  4. When you write a question that gets good results, boldcommand b (Mac); control b (PC) and underlinecommand u (Mac); control u (PC) that search question in your Digital Notebook.
  5. Save your Digital Notebook.
  6. Bookmark your search results. Watch this video to learn how to Bookmark.