Boolean Radar Beacon

One of the most important searching skills to possess is the use of Boolean logic, which makes your searches more successful and more efficient. Without Boolean operators (like AND, OR, NOT), searching can be very frustrating and time-consuming. The more you know about Boolean logic, the more productive your surfing will be.

First, play around with Rockwell Schrock's amazing Boolean Machine. Next, select your grade and learn new ways to make search engines work harder for you.

By the way, a mathematician named George Boole (1815-1864) invented the foundation for this logic-quite by accident! If you want to know more about George, look him up in WiseOwl!

 

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Have you mastered the art of creating powerful search strategies? Well then, it is time to try a few Serendipitous Searches! Choose a group of topics:

Cyberscopes for bikes, spy gadgets, wireless technologies, and time travel

Giant tombs, simple machines, pyramids, and board games

Lost cities, cross-eyed children, ancient civilizations, cloud forests, and orangutan lips

 

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