Directions: this activity will test your understanding of Boolean operators. IN part one, you will enter the correct Boolean operators into a search statement. In part 2, you will demonstrate on understanding of how each Boolean operators affects a search statement.
part 1
type the Boolean operator (and, or or not) that best fits in the search statement to satisfy the search criterion stated.
1. find information on pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. "Chesapeake Bay'' ............pollut
2.find information on the effect of plastic recycling on the environment.(recycle, reuse), environment, plastics
3.find information on obedience training and adult dogs. (dog, canine) ''obedience training'' puppy.
4. find information on renewable energy sources. ''renewable energy'' (solar, wind)
5. find information on diabetes in children. (child, kids) diabet
part 2
For the following descriptions of Boolean operators, type the Boolean operator (And, or not) that the statement best describes.
6. ..........................connects the different keystrokes in your search by requiring all the search terms to be present
7. ....................broadens your search by providing alternative keywords to be searched, and
only requires that at least one of the search terms be presents in the search results that the
database or search engines retrieves for you
8.some database use alternative symbols in place of the............connector, such as the plus sign (+)
9................is used to exclude records that contain certain keywords.
10. using...........in a search statement will retrieve records that have any of these keyword