How to find a specific topic on a Web site with many links
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Results indicate how many pages on the nasa.gov site
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Results indicate how many pages pertaining to Mars on the nasa.gov site
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Results indicate how many pages pertaining to Mars appropraite for 5 th grade on the nasa.gov site
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Now you try it!! Create a Virtual index for the National Geographic site Team 1 + animals Team 2 + maps Team 3 + people Team 4 + biomes Team 5 + climate Team 6 + insects Team 7 + endangered animals
Team 1 ANIMALS How many results did you find?___________ What was the top result? __________________
Team 2 MAPS How many results did you find?___________ What was the top result? __________________
Team 3 PEOPLE How many results did you find?___________ What was the top result? __________________
Team 4 BIOMES How many results did you find?___________ What was the top result? __________________
Team 5 CLIMATE How many results did you find?___________ What was the top result? __________________
Team 6 INSECTS How many results did you find?___________ What was the top result? __________________
Team 7 ENDANGERED ANIMALS How many results did you find?___________ What was the top result? __________________
Additional practice Team 1 + people Team 2 + mayor Team 3 + vegetation Team 4 + weather Team 5 + museum Team 6 + schools Team 7 + shopping
Additional practice Team 1 + decimals Team 2 + fractions Team 3 + addition Team 4 + multiplication Team 5 + shapes Team 6 + division Team 7 + equations