TRIP AROUND THE WORLD SCAVENGER HUNT

Trip Around the World - Online Scavenger Hunt

***write your responses on a blank sheet of paper***

TUESDAY
1.    Visit the NY Times interactive travel site. Choose 3 places of the 52 to visit (only 1 can be from the USA.b.   http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/11/travel/52-places-to-go-in-2015.html?WT.mc_id=2015-Q2-KWP-AUD_DEV-0401-0630&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=AUDDEVAPRIL&kwp_0=12797&_r=1

a.    Answer: What continent is it on and why do you want to go to each place?

c.    Visit the CIA - World Fact Book website...List 3 facts from each country you want to visit.

d. Visit each everycutlure.com (everyculture.com)... Spend 10 minutes on this website.

WEDNESDAY


4. Find a current event from each continent (there's 7!)(must be news from the past two months)... Summarize the event, write a personal connection, and cite the news source

5. Online Resources... Visit 4 of the following websites... Write down 1interesting thing about each website...

·       The World on a Plate

Foods and recipes in Different Countries

http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations

·       Did You Know - from Meeting in Rome 2008

·       Countries and Flags MultCo Homework Center

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/cntryhc.html

·       United Streaming Discovery Education

Use Password: A286-3176 to creat account. Watch a video about your country.

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

·       eThemes

Search C for country

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/

·       eThemes

Search your Country for Info

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/

·       UN Cyber Schoolbus

United Nations Info on every Country

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp

6.  80 Unreal Places in the World!
explore this awesome slideshow!
Write down destinations in your notes that seem especially interesting!

April 27- May 1

Monday
1. Wildlife Tours - Complete your research page and be sure to have your part of the lesson totally ready. If that means you need more information or a prop, make it happen!!! (ask me, bring in a stuffed animal, draw a picture etc)

2. Book ==> Movie - If you have a book at home that was made into a movie - bring it in to loan to a classmate! We will be going to the library tomorrow (both SES and Belmont...)

TOMORROW**Bring your science inquiry if you have it at home...
AND Native Plant study guide too

Tuesday
SCIENCE INQUIRY
1. Access you Science Inquiry Worksheet that I shared with you -
IMPORTANT - YOU MUST COPY AND PASTE INTO A NEW DOCUMENT & THEN RENAME IT! FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. Edit - select all - copy
2. open a new google word document
3. Edit - paste
4. Rename: SCIENCE INQUIRY YOUR NAME ... ex: SCIENCE INQUIRY CORI

NOW YOU CAN type your inquiry. DUE FRI - share it with me, activate the "CAN COMMENT" button
~ Question
~ Supporting Evidence
   - Scientific Concepts
   - Personal Experience
~ Materials
~ Variables
~ Procedure

2. Complete #1 on Trip Around the World Scavenger Hunt (look on the blog!)  - DUE WED
3. Reading - Book => Movie - Week 1: 1/3 of your book read & Journal Entry Completed - DUE TUES May 6th

Wednesday
1. Complete #1 of Geography Desk Atlas Exploration - if you did not complete in class, you must do it on the computer. - DUE FRIDAY

2. Science Inquiry (See Tuesday) - shared on Google Docs with Cori with "Can Comment"
 - Due Friday

3. Reading - Book => Movie - Week 1: 1/3 of your book read & Journal Entry Completed - DUE TUES May 6th

Thursday
 Be ready for Field Study - Wildlife Tours at Alberta Park!
 Bring: Lunch, water, layers, prepare for rain hope for sun!
We will be gone all day.

1. Wildlife Tour Ecore - DUE TUES MAY 6th

2. DUE TOMORROW - FRI MAY 1:
~ Science Inquiry - shared with Cori with "Can Comment"
~ Trip Around the World  - Internet Scavenger Hunt & Atlas Exploration

8th - Hopes & Dreams...we will do a porfolio check in on the Tues, May 5th...have all pieces of portfolio here at school...remember - you must be up to date by the 14th or you will loose free time at Catalina :(

Friday
1. Reading - Book => Movie - Week 1: 1/3 of your book read & Journal Entry Completed - DUE TUES May 6th

2. Passport Form - if you could not fill out information in class, ask parents and turn it in on Monday

3. Wildlife Tour Ecore - DUE TUES MAY 6th