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8th Grade Research Class: Advanced Keyword Searching

Advanced Searching

An Advanced or "Boolean" Search is when you use the words AND, OR and NOT to narrow, broaden, or define your search

Boolean Search using the Catalog

By using the "OR" option, your search results will be broadened to include sources about cats and dogs

Boolean Searching Activity

Search Challenges

Boolean Search using Google

By using the word "NOT" in this search, your results will be narrowed down to websites about Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe invention, and not his coil invention 

Filter Bubble