DIRECTIONS: Get the answer to each bone question below.

1. Try different search engines: Google, Dogpile, Bing, AltaVista,

MetaCrawler, About.com, Kartoo.com.

2. List ALL the search terms you use and the modified search terms.

3. Provide the URL of the site that gave you the answer. If the web address is
very long, enter it at tiny.url and get a shortened version.

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

The human 1. 206 bones longest

skeleton has 206
ALL search 2. human bone longest
bones. Which is
terms/phrases
the longest? 3. which is longest bone in human body

http://www.righthealth.com/
URL of answer
site

Femur

Answers
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The smallest 1. smallest bones in care what are names both

bones are those plain and fancy
ALL search
in our ears. What 2.
terms/phrases
are their names –
both plain and 3
fancy? www.wiki.answers.com
URL of answer
(There are three,
site
and each has a
plain and a fancy 1. hammer
name.)
Answers 2. anvil

3. stirrup

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What makes up 1. makes up the inside portion of our bones

the inside portion
ALL search 2.
of our bones?
terms/phrases
3

What is its Found inside bones

purpose? URL of answer
site
1. Bone Marrow

Answers
2.
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Joints are what 1. joints are what hold our bones together two
hold our bones types movable and immovable
ALL search
together. There 2.
terms/phrases
are two types:
movable and 3.
immovable. most part in the limbs
URL of answer
A hinge joint is a
site
type of movable
joint found 1. they allow you the move your knee and elbow
in:______. up and down
Answers
Why do you think
they are called
hinge joints? 2.

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

What are the 1. names of bones inside the human thumb

names of the
ALL search 2. bones inside the human thumb
bones in the
terms/phrases
human thumb? 3.

www.google.com
URL of answer
site
1. Phalanges, proximal, medial, and distal

Answers
2.
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What is the more 1. familiar name for the thoracic cage

familiar name for
ALL search 2.
the thoracic
terms/phrases
cage? 3.

www.google.com
URL of answer
site
Rib Cage

Answers

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

The human tongue 1. name of bone that anchors tongue

is crucial to
ALL search
swallowing,
terms/phrases
chewing, and
tasting. What is
the name of the www.google.com
bone that anchors URL of answer
the tongue? site
the hyoid

Answers

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The 206 bones in 1.206 bones in human body not spread evenly
the human body most bones found
ALL search
are not spread 2.
terms/phrases
out evenly.
Where are most 3.
of these bones
found?
URL of answer
site
Hands

Answers

QUESTION TASKS RESPONSES

Human bones 1.smallest bone found in the human body

come in an
ALL search 2.
assortment of
terms/phrases
shapes and sizes. 3.
What is the
smallest bone www.google.com
found in the URL of answer
human body? site
stirrup bone found in the human ear

Answers

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What is the 1 study of the human bones
study of bones
ALL search 2.
called?
terms/phrases
3.

URL of answer
site
1. Osteology is the study of bones

Answers
2.

Answer the following discussion questions:

1. Which search engine did you use the most? Why?

google.com

it gives you a bunch of different choices with the words I chose

2. How did you determine effective keywords for your searches? Difficulties you had in finding
information?
The main word you are looking for

No difficulties found