Trends

This is an activity based on Google Trends. It could be used as a stand alone activity or added to any other activity to look up any key words according to trending search results.

Task 1
Choose a category of interest
e.g. Team Sport
e.g. Business
Then choose 5 topics that are connected to that category.
e.g. Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Rugby, Cricket
e.g. Marketing, Sales, IT, Logistics, Management, Human Resources

Task 2
Explain why these topics interest you?
Do you think they will interest others?
Guess which of the topics is the most popular online?
Which one of these topics is most frequently searched and why.

Task 3
Check your answers using Google Trends.


Task 4
Explore how these topics trend in different countries and regions.
Discuss your findings with your friends.
Did this research confirm your guess in Task 2 or not? Why?