Google LookUp can do quick serarches for straightforward facts about specific things.
Some examples include:
Countries and U.S. States
Rivers
Cities and Towns
Musicians and Actors
Politicians
U.S. Presidents
Baseball Players
Chemical Elements
Chemical Compounds
Stars and Planets
Dinosaurs
Ships
Companies
Examples from the ISTE Webinar:
Books Illustrated by Eric Carle
US Presidents
Country Populations, Language, and Area
Syntax for Searching with Entity and Attribute
Already Entered into Spreadsheet
=GoogleLookup(entity, attribute)
"entity" is specified in Column A (books)
"attribute" is specified in rows (publication date)
=GoogleLookup(A3,$B$1)
Syntax for Searching for an UnknownEntity and Attribute
GoogleLookup("entity”; "attribute")
"entity" is the name of the entity that you want to access (Oxygen)
"attribute" is the type of information that you want to retrieve (Atomic Weight) =GoogleLookup(“oxygen”; “atomic weight”)
