A high school student must research a North American Indian dance and regalia, with the intention of making an item as part of a class project

Step	World Folklore and Folklife
Research North American dances and associated items	WFF allows the user to browse by region/country or topic to narrow down the search, or quick search a particular dance/item. The image gallery is accessible from the home page, providing another possible starting point since images are linked back to their relevant textual content.
Student has browsed and read some background information. She decides to focus on the Spring Dance and performs a quick search using that term	Results are provided in a ranked list of items, including both text and illustrations. Hits are clearly titled and the student can quickly scan through to find the appropriate information.
Gather information, including sources	The student is able to move back and forth between search results and content pages; can cut and paste text and print off images; static URLs are available on every page, suitable for cutting and pasting into a bibliography.

Step	World Folklore and Folklife
The student is looking for both information about Cinderella tales, and for examples of the tales themselves	WFF allows the users to browse by region/country, or topic or quick search under ‘Cinderella’, or advanced search to focus on ‘Cinderella tales from Europe’. The user can search within search results, without losing original search.
User begins to gather information	Ranked search results are clearly displayed and content types are apparent –eg tales, contextual information, images; the student can cut and paste relevant extracts; sources and citations are clear and presented in a format suitable for cutting-and-pasting into a bibliography.
The student finds an Italian version of a Cinderella story and decides to explore for more Italian fairy tales.	Associated tales are linked by subject and country, so related tales are only one click away.