Google Search

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/google-search

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Google Search built?1996
2. How deep is Google Search?Began mid-2016
3. What is the founders?Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Scott Hassan
4. What is the initial location?Susan Wojcicki's garage in Menlo Park
5. How does Google know which websites are important?It uses a system called PageRank that looks at how many other sites link to a page, giving it a priority rank.
6. Why can Google give quick answers like weather or flight info?It has special tools that pull up real‑time data and show it right away, so you get answers instantly.

Search Engine Algorithm: A complex set of rules and calculations used to rank and display search results.
PageRank: An algorithm that assigns a numerical weighting to the elements of a hyperlinked set of documents, such as the World Wide Web.
Semantic Search: A search technique that aims to understand the meaning and context of search queries, not just keywords.
Knowledge Graph: A system that organizes information about entities and their relationships to provide direct answers.