May Internet Activity #2
Directions:
Use your favorite Internet search engine and other WWW resources to answers these questions.

1. Each year, ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery honor the sacrifices of those who died for our country.

How does your community honor Memorial Day?

 

What role do you play in your community's events or how do you honor Memorial Day?

 

 

2. Visit the Journey North website about migration and seasonal changes.
(Yes, you'll need to find it yourself.)

Name an animal that is migrating now.

 

Has the animal reached your state?

 

Is the animal going North or South? East or West, up or down?

 

Uncle Archi, who lives in Maine, is wondering when he should put out his hummingbird feeders.
He wants them to be available for the new arrivals. What do you suggest?

 

What tool on the website did you use to answer Uncle Archi question?

Why?

 

3. Select two colors found in your state's flag. Write the names of the colors in 4 different languages.
(Challenge yourself by including a language spoken on the African continent.)

 

 

 

 

4. The word compass is an example of a homophone or homonym. Explain.

 

Identify another example of a confusing word in the English language.

 

5. Watch the MathFLIX video about ratios.

Write the ratios for your class.

Girls to boys

Girls to class

Class to teacher(s)

The school district reports that the student to computer ratio is 10:1.
In a class of 25 students, how many computers would there be?

 

6. May 1st is Law Day in the USA. What is meant by the phrase "the rule of law?"

 

7. Explore the winning entry in the C-Span Student online videos 2012 | Student Cam videos winner 2013 |
Student Cam videos 2014 | Student Cam videos 2015 and Student Cam Videos 2023.

Which is the best? Explain your choice.

 

 

"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life." President Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)

Finished already? Extend your efforts

NASA for Kids: Intro to Engineering - YouTube video Observation Science Skills Builders - do one
May Civics activity 50 States Project - do one, do some, do them all.
May Fact Finder Copyright Activity
Bluebirds Project Database Internet activity. - now that is power!
NOVA Science online videos Water and Watershed stuff
National Parks A-Z Internet hunt Tell the story of Polly Cooper at Valley Forge

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Standards:
NCTE Standard 3 - Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
NCTE Standard 8 - Students use a variety of technology and information resources to gather, synthesize, and communicate knowledge.
PA Academic Standards - History, Civics and Government, Science and Technology, Ecology and Environment, Reading Writing, Mathematics
ISTE Standard 3 - Technology productivity tools, ISTE Standard 5 - Technology research tools

Information Literacy Standards - Independent Learning