Crowdsourcing Keywords Activity

This is a simple lesson that can be done using a whiteboard type program (like Padlet) or with sticky notes in a classroom space. In the activity, students will practice brainstorming keywords together based on the topics they and their peers are researching. This activity is best done as students start their research on a topic. At the end of the lesson, all students should have at least a couple of keywords to use for searching based on the information they have shared about a topic.

By participating in this activity students will be able to:

• Describe how keywords or search terms are useful for searching in databases in order to utilize them effectively.
• Create keywords for various topics/research questions in order to develop keywords for their own topics.