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Find the answers to the following questions using Google or another search engine. Try using the various search techniques and strategies learned here. E-mail the answers along with the URL for the Web site that contains the information to your mentor.

  • What is George W. Bush's mother-in-law's name?
  • Who was the first superintendent for the Chicago Board of Education?
  • What is State Goal 7, CAS B for the fourth grade?
  • Who was the first black alderman in Chicago?
  • Who was the first Nobel prize winner from the University of Chicago (faculty or alumni)?

For more information about search techniques and tips see the Resources page for this module.

 

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  This module written by Craig A. Cunningham with assistance from Christie Thomas, Sharon Comstock, Connie Amon, and Bill Geraci. Copyright 2006.