Research Help

Websites on the internet can be useful resources for finding information on just about anything - if you know how to look! There are also a lot of incorrect and inappropriate sites out there too.

This page has some useful hints and links to try and make it a bit easier to navigate around the "net" and be successful in your search for information.


 

 
Web Search Strategies in Plain English
 
Before you begin a search on the internet, watch this video from CommonCraft .
 
 
Using effective search terms

Boolean Machine

See the effect of "and", "or", "not"

Boolify

Search using puzzle pieces 

Wonder Wheel

To find this, click "Show Options" at the top-left of a Google Search page
 
 

Keyword Research Sheet

Use this to:

  1. record the keywords to do with your topic
  2. make notes on the information you find from two or three different websites
  3. summarise the information ready for use