April Facts Internet Activity 2
Directions: Click on the link
to go to a web site with the answer to the question.
Once you find it,
try using the History feature, of your browser, to return to this
web page.
If a link is broken, use your online research skills to get
the answer(s).
1. Write 4 reasons to harness solar power. Solar energy video online
a.
b.
c.
d.
How does net metering impact an electric consumer? (look it up)
2. You want to connect to a web site you have bookmarked.
But instead, you get a 404 message.
Enter two reasons
for getting the 404 message.
a.
b.
What can you do to relocate the missing web page?
3. What are Extremophiles?
Give an example of one and the habitat it needs to survive.
4. Considering an "out of this world" exploration? Why
not visit Europa?
What are three of Europa's interesting characteristics?
5. The
Exxon Valdez was one of the worst environmental disasters in the history
of the U.S.A.
What are some of the damages caused by the disaster?
6. Watch this math video at Khan Academy.
What is the topic of the lesson?
Give an example when what you learned in this lesson would be useful.
7. Use your online research skills to answer the following questions for your state or for your county.
Population
Area
Air quality
Water quality
Top elected official's title, name, term in office.
8. April is Poetry month. According to this poem, who does not want to go to school?
9. The poem, The Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson recalls a famous act in American history.
Explain the story of the act that was taken.
10. Many people consider the song of bluebirds a sign of spring.
Explore the Bluebirds Project.
Are people altricial or precocial?
Extras:
Visit the Cafe - Do the Have-A-Bite activity
Select an element of the Periodic Table of Elements. | Hunting the Elements
How important is it to you? Do you need it or use every day?
Geometry 3D Shapes - Interactives
Observation Science Skills Builders | Fields, Meadows & Fencerows EcoStudy Unit
Explore Science videos at DFTV - check it out and then do a Try It
Listen to: Digging For The 'Prime' Jewels Of Numbers
"It is unnecessary to repeat the same old
mistake
when you can make so many interesting new ones." - Bertrand
Russell
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Save a tree - use a Digital Answer Sheet: Highlight the text of the questions on this web page, copy them - Edit .. Copy. Open a text document or word processing document. Paste the questions into the blank document. Answer the questions in the word processing document in a contrasting color ( not yellow) or font (avoid fancy fonts like: 
, Symbol, 
or 
. Save frequently as you work. I do not like losing my work. You will not like it either. Put your name and the date in a header. Bad things happen. Retain a copy of your work on your computer. Submit your assignment via a class electronic drop box or email attachment.
Proof your responses. It is funny how speling errors and typeos sneak in to the bets work. 
Make Your Own Printed answer sheet
Tech Tip: Working in a group or in two different places like the library & home? You do not have to be physically together to work together.
Watch Google Docs video. How could you use free, Google Docs to do an assignment?
Standards:
NCTE Standard 3 - Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
NCTE Standard 8 - Students use a variety of technology and information resources to gather, synthesize, and communicate knowledge.
PA Academic Standards - History, Civics and Government, Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment, Reading Writing, Mathematics
ISTE Standard 3 - Technology productivity tools, ISTE Standard 5 - Technology research tools
Information Literacy Standards - Independent Learning