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![](fig/Wikidata_Main_Page.png){alt='Screenshot of the Wikidata main page displaying in a web browser'}
*Screenshot of [Wikidata Main Page](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page)*

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### Explore Wikidata

Take 5 minutes to freely explore Wikidata. You could:

- Open a [random item](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Random) and see what you find
- Search for your hometown, a person you know, or your institution
- Look at how items are connected to each other

Share what you found with the group.

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If you want a more structured activity, here are two options that work
well as an introduction:

- [Creating & Editing Libraries in Wikidata](https://coffeecode.net/creating-and-editing-libraries-in-wikidata.html)
- [Increasing Visibility of Women with Wikidata](https://diff.wikimedia.org/2018/03/29/increasing-visibility-women-with-wikidata/)

Note that these activities involve editing, so they may be better suited
for later in the lesson once learners are more familiar with Wikidata.

There are also some Wikidata-specific games and tools that can be used
as ice-breakers, but availability may vary — test them before the lesson:

- [Wikidata distributed games](https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-game/distributed/#)

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## 1\.2 Wikidata Items and Item Pages

The primary unit of data described on Wikidata are "items." Each item has an item page with a unique identifier designated by the letter `Q` followed by a string of numbers. Let's explore a Wikidata item page, which will also demonstrate the characteristics of items in Wikidata.
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