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Class/Group: Year 10 Topic: Society & Environment - History (Research/Referencing)

Outcomes/Levels:
 * ICP 4.1: Identifies the types of observations, data and sources appropriate to a topic and negotiates how they will be used to gain information.
 * T&E: IT - Creation and Use of Information: Practices associated with referencing particular sources of information according to an established system (//e.g. library referencing, networking protocols)//

Specific Objectives: By the end of the lesson students will be able to correctly search Google as well as other search engines using the correct methods:
 * AND/OR operators
 * , -, omissions of words, etc.

Prior Learning: Students already have a basic understanding of how to use search engines, albeit a basic and simplistic one.

Resources/Materials Required:
 * A computer with internet connection for each student.
 * A worksheet (to be made and distributed by the teacher).
 * A projector connected to a computer to allow the teacher to perform actions on the computer for students to see.
 * Website: []

Lesson Steps:
 * 1) Introduction of lesson through establishment of the importance of resources in history. (2-5 mins)
 * 2) Ask students to demonstrate their understanding of what a search engine is and what it is used for. Establish the prior knowledge students have through questioning. i.e. 'Who knows the correct techniques for using search engines?' (2 mins)
 * 3) Question the class as to whether they are aware of the use of operators when using a search engine. 'What do operators do in a search?' (2 mins)
 * 4) Run through as a group how to use these operators and what they all mean going through the information together that is located on the website. (5-7 mins)
 * 5) Ask a volunteer student to come up in front of the class and use a search engine to correctly search for a resource using the information just learnt. (2-5 mins)
 * 6) Ask class for any questions in regards to the new information that has been introduced, and run through more examples if students are struggling to grasp the concepts being discussed. (2-5 mins)
 * 7) Set task outlined on a worksheet for class to complete. What is not finished at the completion of the lesson becomes homework. This worksheet will be collected by the teacher for marking as a form of assessment in the next class. (35 mins)