November Internet Hunt
Directions: Use the links provided and your Internet search skills to find the answers to the questions. printer version | digital answer format

New window for fast finding. This hunt requires some digging in the linked sites.
Learn the New Window tip to make this easier.

1. Hold down your mouse button on the linked words until the menu opens.
Select New Window with this Link. You'll now have TWO browser windows open.

Safari - While holding down the Control key "ctrl" - click the link. A menu will open. Choose “Open Link in New Window”.

3. Find the answer in the new window's site.

4. Click that 2nd window closed. You should see the Original browser window with the November hunt.
If you have no browser window open - go File ... New window and return to the hunt page.

1. Describe the best place to observe the Leonid meteor showers.

Why are they called Leonid showers? (Use the StarDate.org website's search engine)

On October 1, 1847, Maria Mitchell was observing the night sky when she discovered something.
What did she see?

2. Turkey is a country in..... Wait a minute this is your challenge!
Find 4 interesting facts about the nation of Turkey using these sites.
One fact must be a comparison with a similar fact about your state.

Ministry of Culture / Embassy of the Republic of Turkey / CIA FACT BOOK / National Geographic

a.

b.

c.

d.

Map reading. Suppose you went for a swim, in a natural body of water, while staying in Istanbul, Turkey.
In what major body of water are you probably swimming?

3. Veterans Day honors those who have served in the Armed Services to protect our freedom.
Why was November 11th selected as Veterans Day?

4. On November 30th, 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri.
For what is he well known?

What was his pseudonym (pen name)?

Which of his stories is your favorite?

He said, "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."

5. November is Native American History Month. Name a famous Native American from your region.

Why are they famous?

Since November 1970, Native Americans gather at Coles' Hill in Plymouth, Mass on Thanksgiving Day.
Take this teacher created tour. Why do the people gather on Cole's Hill?

6. US Census FactFinder. Compare the results of the 1990 US census and the 2000 for your state for the following facts.
Is the 2000 Census data: greater than, equal to, or less than the 1990 Census numbers?

people your age -

families (households) -

number of men -

number of women -

Percent of high school graduates -

Select one of the data sets: What impact could that finding have on your community?

7. Where on earth are you? Giving Latitude and Longitude is one way to state where you are on the earth.
Use the Gazetteer to find out your home's coordinates. Boy, am I glad that is not my postal address! I'm located at 40.822372 N, 76.86825 W.

8. Ben Franklin thought the wild turkey would be the better national symbol.
List two reasons why he preferred the turkey to the eagle.

9. On November 19th 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave a brief speech.

What was the title of the speech?

Where did he deliver it?

What was the subject? What was he discussing?

Was President Lincoln correct when he said, "the world will little note nor long remember what we say here..."?

Explain.

10. In the fall, leaves change from their summer colors to their fall ones.
Check out this page that shows the fall color of common leaves.
Write a fraction stating how many of the total number of leaves turn completely yellow.

What percentage of the leaves turn completely yellow?

What percentage of the people, in your class, are wearing yellow today?

11. Aaron Copland was a gifted American composer.
He wrote several pieces of music with "cowboy" themes. Name one.

Ask your music teacher to play some of his music. You may recognize his Simple Gifts from Appalachian Spring
or his Fanfare for the Common Man.

12. Watch Solving One-Step Equations What are the opposite operations?

Jen's mom is planning to invite 15 people to Thanksgiving dinner. The recipe says to plan for 1/2 pound of turkey per person.
What is the smallest turkey she should purchase? Show your work.

The recipe also says to increase the total amount by 50% if you want lots of leftovers. The family loves turkey sandwiches!
Now how large a turkey should she buy?

* Watch this solar energy video: What are the lessons learned ?

* Consider Native American storytelling

* Investigate:

Your grandmother shows you a letter she found in a trunk in the attic. It is dated November 11, 1787.
It was written by George Washington to Alexander Hamilton. Washington is thanking Hamilton for sending him
a pamphlet written by Publius. What is the significance of the letter and the pamphlet he refers to in it?

* To be a triangle or not to be a triangle?

Explorations:

The Countdown website provides free, online videos that explain many areas of mathematics.
Watch a video related to the math you are currently studying.

I watched -
Describe a situation where you could use this math resource.

Challenged by Math or science? Try the free videos at Khan Academy. They start at the beginning. You can watch them many times.

Explore the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.	Listen to Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man
Become a more powerful Internet user - Searching exercise.	Thanksgiving Internet Hunt
Explore Building the Network of Networks.	Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle
Check out NSF Scrub Club for some handy info and advice	Fun Thanksgiving Mathematics Challenge.
How many Medal of Honor Recipients are from your state?	November Civics Activity
Autumnal Computer Paint and Draw project	Online science games - Try one
Thanksgiving Math Challenge	Outstanding Native Americans
Mayflower myths	Listen to the Gettysburg Address mp3
Drought Presentation	StoryCorps - listen to a compelling personal story
Identity by Design Native American women clothing videocasts	Explore Science videos at DFTV - check it out and then do a Try It
Elections in US	View the Vietnam Memorial slide show

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