day 3 searching strategies fall2013 (2)
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What am I interested in?When my uncle came out of rehab, he started smoking. I thought rehab would make him free of drugs. Maybe rehab didn’t work. I am worried he will he will be drinking again.
Which content standard is it connected to?2.3.12.B.1 Compare and contrast the incidence and impact of commonly abused substances (such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, inhalants, anabolic steroids, and other drugs) on individuals and communities in the United States and other countries.
Database article to learn more: Rosen: Teen Health and Wellness Center"Cross-Addiction ." Teen Health and Wellness. Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2013. Web. 31 Oct. 2013
Use this l ist to further your
search in the database
Look at your focus question. Can you identify the main
keywords?
Sample Focus Question:
Does teen drug use increase
school drop out rates?
Students Drugs School “Drop out”
Share some of your keywords and synonyms here!!!
A AND B
EACH WEBSITE MUST HAVE BOTH
A AND B
A OR B
EACH WEBSITE MUST HAVE EITHER
A OR B
OR IS MORE
A NOT B “-”
NOT ELIMINATES THE SEARCH TERM AFTER THE “-”
“Young Adult” is locked
together as a phrase in the results
Document your work using the chart on today’s work sheet
alcohol abuse physical effects
alcohol OR drinking physical effects
alcohol OR drinking physical effects teens -adults
alcohol physical effects “young adult”
Truncation *
You can get all forms of the word “teen” by using truncation: teen*
Teenagers = 4,480,000
Teenage = 43,700,000
Teens = 39,600,000
Teen* = 485,000,000
Share your keywords that can be truncated *
Site Limiter Searching
.gov commercial Internet sites
.edu Internet administrative sites
.org educational institution’s Internet sites
.com government agency’s Internet sites
.net organization’s Internet sites
Limit search by domain name
Search by Date
Remember to limit by date too!
Teen* alcohol* effect site:.gov
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-teen-brain-still-under-construction/index.shtml