Write down the topic you're interested in researching
Example: Migratory patterns of Killer Whales in the Pacific
Breakdown you topic into keywords.
Example: Migratory patterns of Killer Whales in the Pacific
Next, right of list of synonyms for each keyword
Example: Migratory patterns, migration, migrate, range, habitat
Killer Whales, Orca, Orcinus orca
Pacific, Pacific Ocean
Choose a database and plug the keywords into different search boxes. If you only have one search box, you can use an AND in between the words
Example: Migratory patterns AND orcinus orca AND pacific ocean
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