Imagine
that the Wooden Rollercoaster drops you off at the amazing "House of Candy!" You land at
the front door of this huge structure and see that it stretches thousands
of stories high into the sky–so high that you can’t see the
top floor!
You walk through the front door and meet the sales clerk, Ms. Cand E. Barz, who explains that every floor contains millions of different kinds of candy. She points to a sign that reads: FREE CANDY - ALL YOU CAN EAT! and explains that the owners add more and more floors to the "House of Candy" every single day, with new and different varieties of candy to taste.
"The building stretches up through the clouds and on to the edge of space!" explains Ms. Barz. "It’s up to you to figure out how to get to the floor that has your favorite candy. Be careful what you taste. Not all of the candy is sweet. Some of it is very sour and some of it is too old to eat. Goodbye and good luck!"
Ms. Barz disappears and leaves you standing there on the ground level, drooling and wondering how to find those nutty crunchy chocolate bars you like so much. You don’t see an elevator or set of stairs any where in sight. Yummmm…so much candy and so little time! What’s a kid to do?
The Internet can be compared to the imaginary "House of Candy." Many times, when you connect to the Internet, you need to find the answer to only one question, but you soon discover that the amount of information is so huge that you don’t know where to start or how to find it. Furthermore, you know that information on the Internet continues to grow and change every minute of every day! And as you learned a few weeks ago, you can’t believe everything you see on the Internet. What’s a cool fifth grader like you to do in a situation like this?
Well, your worries are over! Get ready to master the world of Internet searching and become an expert at finding and using information that you need and want.