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Explora Breakout

Welcome to Explora, the St. George's research database for Secondary pupils.

To practice using Explora, complete this special breakout activity.

Good luck! And if you need help, ask Ms. LaSalle

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  1. Click on each section to complete it.
  2. Follow all instructions
  3. Complete the quizzes
  4. Collect the code number at the end of each quiz and remember it!!

01 Create an Account

Reward

02 Homepage

03 Search

04 Final Step!

01 Create an Account

1. Click here!

2. Click here!

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01 Create an Account

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Begin

QUIZ

Complete the following quiz, and get

the first number towards your reward!

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QUESTION 1/2

Did you successfully create a personal account for Explora?

No

Maybe

Yes

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QUESTION 2/2

You're really sure you created an account?

No

Yes!

Carrot

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Explanation:
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You should definitely try again.
Ask a friend or Ms. LaSalle for help.

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02 Homepage

Follow the directions to search using the homepage

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You can drag the light to search through the darkness

NASA

Aztec Mummies

NATO

King Arthur

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

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You can drag the light to search through the darkness

World War I

Iran-Iraq War

The Suez Crisis

Arab-Israeli War

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

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

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Can you listen to the article about Albert Einstein?

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

Now:

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What is Einstein's "Especialidad"?

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  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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  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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  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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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?

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7

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The 1st number is:

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0

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The 2nd number is:

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9

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The 3rd number is:

2

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The 4th number is:

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Unlock using the secret code!

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ENTER THE SECRET CODE

Congratulations!

You've completed the lockout!

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