Scavenger Hunts

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Search Engines
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It was estimated that by the Spring of 1999 there were 800 million web pages! Looking for web sites on specific topics is like looking for a needle in a haystack! In order to navigate the overwhelming number of sites on the web, search engines help us to find.

.............Adult Search Engines

Yahoo	Hotbot	Lycos
Nothern Light	Google	MSN

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.............Student Search Engines

Yahooligans!

KidsClick!

Ask Jeeves for Kids

A hot list is a collection of Internet site links on a specific topic. Hot lists allow you to easily structure where your students go on the Internet. They also make student-computer contact time more efficient and effective.

What's Already Out There

There are sites on the Internet that are collections of hot lists. (Sometimes, there's no reason to reinvent the wheel.) These sites contain a wealth of information.

Blue Web'n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/	Educational Links-Roger Hampton http://lth3.k12.il.us/rhampton/edlinks.html

Kathy Schrock http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/	DISTRICT 150 TEACHER CREATIONS http://www.psd150.org/teachercreate.html

Franklin Institute http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/	Merlin's Castle-Hotlist of Hotlist http://peoria.k12.il.us/merlins_castle/HotlistMenu.html

DEMO

Treasure Hunts - Guided Tour

A Scavenger Hunt is a teacher developed computer activity that focuses on a specific topic or content area while students practice reading comprehension and Internet navigational skills. Scavenger Hunts allow you to easily structure where your students go on the Internet and make student-computer contact time more efficient and effective.

What is a Scavenger Hunt?

Briefly, the teacher selects a unit or topic that the class is studying and researches web sites that are related to the topic. The teacher then creates a list of questions from the site/sites. Students use the hyper links or URL address provided by the teacher to reach the site/sites and answer the questions.

Scavenger Hunt Hot Lists

Below are some Hot Lists of Scavenger hunt sites. As you look through the sites, it is important that you check each of the sites linked to the page. Some sites may no longer work.

The Scavenger Hunt Page	http://lserver.aea14.k12.ia.us/Scavenger.html
Internet Scavenger Hunts	http://www.utc.edu/~tpa/mcallister/scavenger.html
Internet Treasure Hunts for Students	http://www.ctnba.org/ctn/k8/treasure.html
Treasure Hunts	http://www.cyberbee.com/hunts.html
Scavenger Hunts	http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/scavengerhunts/scavengerhunts.htm
Internet Scavenger Hunts	http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/rundlett/library/scavenger.htm
Merlin's Castle	http://peoria.k12.il.us/merlins_castle/MerlinSH.html

3 Types of Scavenger Hunts

Scavenger Hunts
(Treasure Hunts)
using search engines

-This type of Scavenger Hunt is designed for students with computer & Internet skills
-The teacher develops a series of questions or requests using key words and students ......use a search engines to locate sites that have the answers or requests.

.Examples:

Internet Scavenger Hunt!!!	http://forum.swarthmore.edu/ces95/scavenger.html
Web Scavenger Hunt	http://www.ddgweb.com/webhunt.htm
Election 2000	http://www.cyberbee.com/election/elechunt.html
Reach Out and Touch An Author	http://www.cyberbee.com/author.html

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Scavenger Hunts
(Guided Tours)

-This type of Scavenger Hunt uses several Internet sites-researched by the teacher.
-The teacher finds web sites related to the chosen topic and creates a list of questions .......and the URLs where students can find the answers.

Examples:

Egyptian Mysteries	http://www.occdsb.on.ca/%7ered/htm/egypt.htm
Water, Water Everywhere!	http://www.camp150.com/pastucha0171/riverkidhl.htm
The Five Senses	http://olp.swlauriersb.qc.ca/webquest/senses.htm
Sports	http://www.cyberjourneys.net/books/englishatwork/ treaseasysports.htm
Martin Luther King Jr.	http://users.massed.net/~tstrong/Martin.htm

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Merlin's Castle
(Guided Tour)

-This type of Scavenger Hunt uses only one Internet site-researched by the teacher.
-The teacher find one web site related to a chosen topic and creates a list of questions ......and the URL where the student can find the answers.

Examples:

Fall Colors	http://peoria.k12.il.us/merlins_castle/LeafColorSH.htm
Ocean in Motion	http://peoria.k12.il.us/merlins_castle/OceanMotionSH.htm
Thanksgiving	http://peoria.k12.il.us/merlins_castle/ThanksStorySH.htm
Assie Slang	http://peoria.k12.il.us/merlins castle/AustraliaVoc.html

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity or unit in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from internet resources. Student are usually in pairs or small groups for the activity. Time frame can consist of short-term or long-term web quests.

For a short-term Web Quest, the instructional goal is usually knowledge acquisition and integration. Each student obtains and processes a significant amount of new information from the internet and in-school materials. Short term Web Quests are designed to be completed in one to three class periods.

Long-term Web Quest usually challenge students to extend and refine the knowledge they find online and in the real world. Students will analyzes a body of knowledge, and integrates it into their knowledge base to complete their project. Long-term Web Quests can take between one week and one month to complete. Web Quests were originally developed by Bernie Dodge.

The WebQuest Place	Web Quests
San Diego City Schools	Roger Hamptons Web Quest Page
LSU WebQuests	Macomb County Webquests