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Activity: BOOLEAN AEROBICS
Use this activity to help students understand how the AND, OR and NOT operators are

used to broaden or narrow a search.

__**The AND workout**__
Stand up if you have brown hair

Remain standing if you have brown hair AND brown eyes

Remain standing if you have brown hair AND brown eyes AND are wearing glasses

Remain standing if you have brown hair AND brown eyes AND are wearing glasses AND are wearing a bracelet.


 * Questions or ideas?**

Did AND make your search bigger or smaller?

How would you use AND in a search?

__**The OR workout**__
Stand up if you have brown hair

Stand up if you have brown hair OR wear glasses (or contacts)


 * Questions or ideas?**

Did OR make your search bigger or smaller?

How would you use OR in a search?

__**The NOT workout**__
Stand up if you have brown hair

Stand up if you have brown hair but NOT brown eyes

 * Questions or ideas?**

Did NOT make your search bigger or smaller?

How would you use NOT in a search?

Test your ability to use operators in the following challenge:
//*Remember when using the not operator to leave a space prior to the minus sign as in **Canada -flag** not **Canada-flag**.//

=**__Operators Challenge__**=

Do the Basic Operators and Know the Code Challenges.
== Keywords are the most important words that can be used to refine your searches. Go to the link below, read the relevant information, then test your ability to identify key words when searching. ==

Internet Search Challenge
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