May Internet Activity #2
Directions: Use your favorite Internet search engine and other WWW resources to answers these questions.

1. Each year, ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery honor the sacrifices of those who died for our country.

How does your community honor Memorial Day?

What role do you play in your community's events or how do you honor Memorial Day?

2. Visit the Journey North website about migration and seasonal changes.
(Yes, you'll need to find it yourself.)

Name an animal that is migrating now.

Has the animal reached your state?

Is the animal going North or South? East or West, up or down?

Uncle Archi, who lives in Maine, is wondering when he should put out his hummingbird feeders.
He wants them to be available for the new arrivals. What do you suggest?

What tool on the website did you use to answer Uncle Archi question?

Why?

3. Select two colors found in your state's flag. Write the names of the colors in 4 different languages.
(Challenge yourself by including a language spoken on the African continent.)

4. The word compass is an example of a homophone or homonym. Explain.

Identify another example of a confusing word in the English language.

5. Check out the Encyclopedia of the Sanctuary of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

You are to make a similar encyclopedia about nature found in your locality.

Which groups would you include?

Name one locally found species for each group you listed.

6. Watch the MathFLIX video about ratios.

Write the ratios for your class.

Girls to boys

Girls to class

Class to teacher(s)

The school district reports that the student to computer ratio is 10:1.
In a class of 25 students, how many computers would there be?

7. May 1st is Law Day in the USA. What is meant by the phrase "the rule of law?"

Finished already? Extend your efforts

*Explore the winning entry in the C-Span Student online videos 2012 | Student Cam videos winner 2013 and
Student Cam videos 2014 or Student Cam videos 2015

Which is the best? Explain your choice.

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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