Make a Month Based Internet Hunt

Directions

Before you begin this challenge, it would help you to try a couple hunts. Test drive a few that are of interest to you.
Test drive the Google hunt so you can harness its many features to make a cool hunt.

This exercise is about harnessing resources. Consider carefully which link might yield the info you need.
I would not look in a gardening web site for facts about computers, for example.

Use a Fact of the Day site to find some facts about things that happen in the selected month.
Once you have the fact, harness other resources to seek out additional information.

Although you might start looking in the same site, you must use a different site for each answer.
(Hint: It is considerably easier to find an answer and write a question based on it, than to search and search for the answer to your question.)

Write the question, the answer, and the name of the site for finding each answer. If you are using an open computer document
for writing the answers, paste the actual web page address that contains the answer.

Example:
Name a person that creates web hunts for kids. Cindy O'Hora. Internet Scavenger Hunts http://www.mrsoshouse.com/ext/internethunts.html

Select a calendar month.

Harness the abundance of links at The Internet Public Library

1. History question - (related to a famous event that occurred during the month)

URL:

2. Science question (based on a science discovery made or a natural phenomenon)

URL:

3. Biographical question (based on a person who was born in or who died in the month)

URL:

4. Special to the month question - a holiday or special event.

URL:

5. Current event related question

URL:

6. Math question (Hints: read an online chart for info, use an online form to get data,
or use numeric facts on the page to perform a calculation.)

URL:

7. Select a subject on GreenEnergyTV. Write a question based on the video.

URL:

After you have all the questions, answers and web based resources - Harness this lesson on making it into a web page.

Information Literacy activities: Find Info | Keyword Search | Booleen Search | Google Search

Small Pieces, Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web Exploration

2002 Cynthia J. O'Hora Released for non commercial use. posted September 2002 Updated 4/2009

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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 TAI - How could you use free, Google Docs to do your work?