KBLU- Explora MS

Explora Breakout

Welcome to Explora! The St. George's research database for Secondary pupils. To familiarize you with Explora, complete this special breakout activity. Good luck! And if you need help, ask Ms. Blunden

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01 Create an Account

02 Homepage

03 Search

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1. Click on each section to complete each section.
2. Complete the instructions in each section
3. Complete the quiz
4. Collect the code number at the end of each quiz

Reward

04 Final Step!

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01 Create an Account

1. Click here!

2. Click here!

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01 Create an Account

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QUIZ

Complete the following quiz, and getthe first number towards your reward!

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QUIZ

QUESTION 1/2

Did you successfully create a personal account for Explora?

No

Yes

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Nice!

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QUESTION 2/2

You're really sure you created an account?

No

Carrot

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RIGHT!

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QUIZ

ERROR!

Ah! You should definitely try again. Ask a friend or Ms. Blunden for help.

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02 Homepage

Follow the directions to search using the homepage

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Locate the Image Carousel at the top of the screen. This carousel highlights topics in history or current events. You can navigate the carousel by clicking the left and right arrows. Click a topic that is featured today

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

NATO

Red Giant Stars

Correctstatement

The Yukon

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Locate the Subject Topics at the bottom of the screen. Click a topic that is featured in History today

You can drag the light to search through the darkness

Japanese-American Internment

King Tut

Arab-Israeli War

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ERROR!

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03 Search

1. Find the Search Box above the Image Carousel.
2. Type in Albert Einstein.
3. Click Search.

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How many search results did you get?

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03 Search

1. Click on Topic Overview
2. Explore the page and look a the options

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Can you listen to the article about Albert Einstein?

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03 Search

Now:

1. Click on Choose Language
2. Choose Español
3. Click Translate

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Can you choose to listen to the article?

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03 Search

1. Click the browser 'Back' button to return to the search result page
2. Look at the Limit To panel on the left of your screen.
3. Let’s try filtering by Source Type. Place a check in the box next to Biographies. This will narrow your results to include only biographies of Albert Einstein.

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How many results did you get?

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03 Search

1. Now, find the Sort dropdown menu at the top of the result list. Looks like this:

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Besides Relevance, what is another sorting choice?

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Organize your results by Date oldest. What is the oldest result?

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03 Search

1. Last, look at Lexile Range in the Limit To section
2. Lexile Range is reading level
3. Bigger the Lexile numbers equals a more difficult reading level. The smaller Lexile articles are easier to read

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Organize your results by Date oldest. What is the oldest result?

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Error!

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4.0 Final Step

Explora also allows you to save articles to a personal folder. If you wish to save a record: Click the folder icon from the search results page or Click 'Add to Folder' under the Tools menu on the detailed record page. Add the 'Fact or Fiction?' article to your folder.

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Look at the article in your personal folder. What does it look like?

Surprise Question! What shape goes next???

Choose the correct shape:

Option 05

Option 02

Option 01

Option 03

Option 04

Option 06

Error!

ERROR!

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The 1st number is:

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The 2nd number is:

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The 3rd number is:

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The 4th number is:

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