Modules
Grade 2
🔎Finding Information
Smart Online Searching
Learn strategies for searching online effectively and evaluating what you find.
9 min 3 quiz questions Grade 2
Search Smarter
Searching "animals" gives millions of results. Searching "how do dolphins communicate?" gives you focused, useful results. Specific questions = better answers!
Building Better Searches
Effective online searching is a skill. The more specific and clear your search terms, the more useful your results will be.
- Start with a clear question: "How do bees make honey?"
- Pull out the key words: "bees" + "make honey" or "honey production"
- Try different combinations if the first search does not work
- Use quotation marks for exact phrases: "honey bee lifecycle"
- Add a site type for reliable results: "honey bees site:edu"
Search Query:The words or phrase you type into a search engine to find information.
Evaluate Your Results
The first result is not always the best. Look at who created the website. Is it a school (.edu), government (.gov), or museum? These are usually more reliable than random blogs.
Kid-Friendly Search Engines
Search engines designed for students — like Kiddle or Google SafeSearch — filter out inappropriate content and often surface more reliable sources.
Ready to test your knowledge?
3 questions · Grade 2 level