Developing proficiency with this program will prepare students for research projects using CEO and other Internet search engines. In hunting for answers, students will learn to recognize those keywords that yield the most relevant search results. To find the correct information, they will need to skim the entries for content, honing their knowledge of word meaning and word identification strategies as well as their understanding of the encyclopedia's features. Each Scavenger Hunt addresses a different curriculum area, allowing students to explore CEO across the wide range of subjects and varied intelligences.
Students can work individually, in pairs, or in groups of three.
Sample Scavenger Hunt lesson. The overabundance of information of varying quality now available through the Internet makes it essential to teach students not only how to find information, but also how to evaluate information for usefulness and credibility. Think of these skills as information literacy. In the Curriculum Integration Guide you will find reproducible guides and lesson plans to help you develop your students' information literacy. These lessons will give them practice in defining a topic, locating sources, and evaluating sources for relevance, authority, accuracy, and objectivity.