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Scavenger Hunt

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0veruiew: The Intemet has been called "the s/orrd's rargest l,!.qry^,,- it has information on iustabour an'topic vou can imagin;. il:,,:i:i i;iffi {g'ili?.firi"-f".*.;;;;"tiot i, importanr r,vou' An Inrernet scavenger tiunt isan interesring ""8

;-n"rlL"** ;;;:';;',.r,ing and buirdingonline research skiils usTng toots su.r, u, onlin.-iijJ*i,r'uno search engines.

fbjective:' students wiil find information using. rnternet indexer; and search ensineswi I I eval uate an d oiguni t""i nfor*"iiliiii"i.,f duri n g their learches

[| aterials:

:3:ffii,i.i||;_ffruLt1"#Kr Hunr" for each studenr or sroup (attached). Pencils for each student o, g-r-oup

'[ctivities:

I ' once students have learned and demonstrated the b;isics of finding information on thel?,:r*' ;i,'#;,:t';; ::3fi Ir :,* *n:ji" :m ;ft "*;.;1'"1

I il:ry as k, h e m, H o u

Hopefulll, some will say, with confidence. that the1, atr- ve4, goorJ.2 Explain ro sruden{s;that,you hau. ar.a.tiuity tn^ur *ill rest {hpitInterner skills: an Internetscavenger H$!,-D..|ptpo*i-"i tne u,r,a"'ani-r,i,il,i", g*per6se in your ctass, srudent.rcan work: 'ai an entire .rurr, ,=,iri"un.,.';i;_;',;"d'J;r.::

",' individuarv

3 ' Go over the ground rules' 6f th;lse;ibt : , i,rint.-qsl: srudenrs,

_.oo iu rhink each of thesescavenger hunr q'uestions have oqry ;il;n;**iiT"i" severar answers and discuss.q . Ar the'concrusron or trre

:cavense, nu"i, puri n. ;;;;;;: ;-1lrl un'nu* onostrategies they used - this

"un1. a valuable rearning experience for evervone.

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$eetion 3 - Students 0nllne!

Extensions:' As a teacher. consider.developing a scavenger hunt to compliment units you are doing in

yo.ur class - this can be a good introduction to a new topii and build students' reseaichskills as well!

' Better yet, have st.udents develop their own scavenger hunts. This works especially well irsmall cooperative'groups of 2-3 students, allowing plenty of quality brainstbrmin[.

- Croups can create scavenger hunts for other groups within the classroom- Scavenger hunts can be traded between different ilassrooms. in your school or beyc

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'NTSRHEI SCT\VENGER }TUIVT

Here-.s a chance to test out your lnternet surfin' skills! Using Internet indexes

engines, see how *""i"f ihe follo*ing questions you can answer'

please write vour answer and an Internet addre'ss (LIRL) for each question vou

cruising!

. What will the weather be like tomdrrow in Tokyo' Japan?

.WhatarethetopthreeinternationalnewsstoriesonCNNrightnow?

. What is the most popular Crayola crayon color?

' Find a recipe for a chocolate chip cookie'

' Find an Web site that shows you a l-IVlt'pi91'ure of Lincoln' Nebraska'

(HINT: tt"coli ii l'nown as-the "Star (litv")

and search

tn'. Happt

. Who has a birthdaY todaY?

. What color is President Clinton's cat' Socks?

. Find the name of a hotel in orlando, Florida - what is the cost of a one-night stay?

.HowmanyWellsFargoBankATMcashmachinesarethereintheg02l0ZipCode?

. How many countries in Africa begin vrith the letterZ2

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