How-to

Search

When a user conducts a search in Student, results will display in the format shown below. Search results are organized by type to help users easily navigate to the content desired.


Search

The search bar is prominently featured on the home page of Student. Users can type their search term or search by voice using the microphone icon. Users also have advanced search options- see more about those here.

search bar

A large search box is also always available in the upper left-hand corner of Student, indicated by the magnifying glass icon. Users can enter a word or phrase in the search box, then choose search.

magnifying glass

The basic search will also search for different tenses and plurals of the term entered. For example, a search for "book" will retrieve the articles that contain the words "book," "books," or both. The results of the search could include:

  • Encyclopedia articles
  • Interactive media
  • Dictionary
  • Resource guides
  • Videos and Animations
  • Images
  • Maps
  • Back in Time articles
  • Historical maps
  • Special reports
  • Sounds
  • Tables
results types

Search results

  • The search results page displays the top articles from Student first, with the article best matching the search in a feature box at the top.
    search results back in time button
  • Select any search result, scroll down for more articles, or choose from one of the up to 12 other types of search results on the left. Note: A result type will only display if there is matching content for this search in Student.
    search results back in time button
  • The number of total search results appears at the top of the list, noted as "results found". The specific number of results for each content type appears in parentheses.
    search results back in time button
  • Users can share content right from this page via email or Google Classroom by choosing the share icon near the bottom right-hand side of each search result.
    search results back in time button
  • Save content as a PDF, to Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or My Research by choosing the save icon.
    search results back in time button
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