Examples of search engines:

• Google (http://www.google.com) - Help (http://www.google.com/help/index.html)
   
• MSN (http://www.msn.com
   
• Lycos (http://www.lycos.com) - Help (http://help.lycos.com/LycosHelp/help/search/htdocs/search_1_help.htm)
   
• HotBot (http://www.hotbot.com) - Help (http://help.lycos.com/LycosHelp/help/hotbot/htdocs/hotbot_1_help.htm)
   
• Northern Light (http://www.northernlight.com) - some folks are willing to pay
   
• Seek7.com (http://www.seek7.com) - everyday search engine

Select one of these search engines and enter a keyword (something that interests you) into the white search box. Click on the Search or Go button and the search engine will search its database for a list of "hits" or pages containing your keyword. Explore your results.

Some search engines allow one to type a phrase (group of words) enclosed in quotation marks into the search box. Click on the Search or Go button and the search engine will return a file with related links.

Select one of the above search engines and type tiger woods into the search box. Click on the Search or Go button. How many "hits" did you receive?

Next type "tiger woods" into the search box (be sure to include the quotation marks.) How many "hits" did you receive this time?

Did you get more or fewer "hits" the second time? In your opinion, which search came up with the most useable "hits"?