Google Search Education

‘Help your students become better searchers' is the mantra for Google to have Google Search Education. Not only, for students, but it is a great tool for educators as well. I feel this is yet another resource must to have in one’s library!  
With power search option, it offers tips and tricks to become a fast and effective fact-finder.  Besides, it provides help in downloading appropriate lesson plans and activities and also gives live trainings in the form of webinars.

One section, I found very interesting to check out is a puzzle ‘A Google A Day challenge’ that facilitate to develop complex search skills among students, and thereby ignite their interest, thus engaging them to learn and explore more.

Here are few examples of the challenges from the Science section of the website:

 Questions:
While quietly standing at sea level, you are suddenly whacked on the ankle with a guitar. Did you hear it or feel it first?
If you stacked $20 bills until you reached $1 million, would the stack be higher than the rim of a basketball hoop?
Exploration begins with providing hints and search tips on how to look for the relevant information, followed by discussion questions and choosing best possible strategy/strategies.
A good exercise and an excellent model to design our own challenge games for the students!

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