Webquest for the Statue of Liberty

Grade 4: Use the following websites to answer the questions on your worksheet:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/buildingofstatueofliberty.htm
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/2512-statue-of-liberty-fun-facts
 http://www.statueofliberty.org/Fun_Facts.html
You can also use the following Youtube video about the Statue of Liberty to help you. Mrs. K

Iditarod Webquest

Grade 5: Here is a webquest for the Iditarod.

• When and why did the Iditarod start?
• What is the starting date this year?
• I met a famous Ititarod musher when I was in Alaska. See if you can figure out who she is. hints: She was born in Minnesota and move to Alaska at age 17 by herself.

http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/Iditarod/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod/historic/index.asp?article=historic_iditarod
http://www.iditarod.com/

Webquest: Mexico! Grade 5

The next story in the fifth grade Trophies is set in Mexico. Here is a webquest to help you expand your background knowledge about the country:
Use the following links below to answer these questions...
1. What is the capital of Mexico?
2. What countries border Mexico?
3. What bodies of water surround Mexico?
4. What are the colors of the Mexican flag?
5. Find an interesting fact about Chichen Itza.
6. Find Puerto Morelos on the map. I have visited the 3 closest archaeological sites (ruins) to Puerto Morelos (where my dad lives). See if you can guess which ones I have been to. Have fun Mrs. Kennedy                     http://www.mexconnect.com/photos/5641.html this is the link for the map

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/mexico.html
 http://www.chichenitza.com/
http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary/eyeon/index.html
http://www.mexconnect.com/photos/5641.html
just for fun:  http://www.pocanticohills.org/mexico/mexico.htm See if you can learn how to count in Spanish!
I like the puzzle of Chichen Itza as well. See if you can put it together faster than me (2 minutes 37 seconds)

webquest on Rosa Parks

YouTube - Biography: Biography: Rosa Parks The fifth graders will be studying Rosa Parks this week. I have put together a webquest for them to complete. Answer the following questions:

1. When and where was Rosa Parks born?
2. How old was she when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
3. How did she feel about being called The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement?
4. Name three awards she received in her life.
5. Where was Rosa Park's casket displayed after her death (famous place)?
6. How old was she when she died? What year did she die?

The Youtube video will help you on your quest. Click the link in blue above. Here are some other websites to check out:
www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdrosa.htm
www.teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/

Please write down the questions and the answers to bring to school on Friday. I will assign this as homework for Thursday night because we will be finished with Saving Shiloh on Wed. If you want to do the assignment ahead of time you can. That way you would have no homework on Thursday night. Mrs. Kennedy