Web Technologies · JHS2 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.3.4.1.1 - Demonstrate how to effectively search from a web browser.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least three effective search techniques for finding information on the web.
Explain the purpose of the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT in web searches, giving one example of each.
Construct a search phrase with exact spelling for a given topic and justify why exact spelling matters.
Demonstrate a search using a combination of two or more techniques to find a specific piece of information.
Evaluate whether a search attempt returned relevant results and adjust the search phrase when the first attempt fails.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Communication Networks (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Web Technologies (3.4)
Content standard: B8.3.4.1 - Demonstrate the use of a web browser (Search engine)
Indicator: B8.3.4.1.1 - Demonstrate how to effectively search from a web browser.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 6 (Week 30 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 36
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Identify effective search techniques (e.g. using search phrases with exact spelling, use of AND, OR, NOT, etc.
2. Demonstrate how to search with any of the techniques or a combination of techniques.