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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Good morning class! I will be attending the Florida Educational Technology Conference in Orlando today so I will miss being with you today. Below you will find your assignment for day listed by your grade. Have fun!!

1st Grade - Go to abcya.com and create a car (like we did last week). After you have created the car click the SAVE button. I would like for you to save your car to the desktop. Don't forget to put your first and last name in the document title before you save. After you finish this you may go to any of the activities listed under 1st grade.

3rd Grade - Today you will work on Dance Mat Typing Level 3 Stage 8. Once you have completed Stage 8 you may work on any of the the multiplication or division activities.

4th Grade - Begin your Lemonade Stand or Coffee Shop today. Your sub will record your loss or profit at the end of class.

6th Grade - You will complete the Internet Scavenger Hunt. Do your best to complete as much of this assignment as possible today. Fill in the blanks on your paper copy. Use the copy below to go straight to the sites. Enjoy!!

INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT


Name ____________________________________________


1. Find a book about the Internet at www.amazon.com

Book Title: ____________________________________________
Price: _________________

2. List one of the top news stories at
www.cnn.com
News story: ___________________________________________

3. Find a car you like at
www.gm.com or www.autobytel.com
Car type: __________________ Cost: _______________

4. How far is it from Sioux Falls to Branson, Missouri? Use
www.mapquest.com or maps.yahoo.com - driving directions
Print out the page of directions.

  1. Go to www.mathsisfun.com/games/dayofweek.html to find the day of the week you were born on. Day _______________________________________
  2. Go www.ebay.com and pick out a product you might like to purchase at an auction site.
    Item: _______________ Cost: __________

    7. Go to
    www.SFzoo.org and find the name a new animal at the San Francisco Zoo.
    New animal: _____________________________

    8. Find a toy at
    www.toysrus.com you would like to buy. Toy:____________ Cost:___________

    9. Click on
    www.africam.com What is unique animal is photographed?
    Describe what you saw:
    _______________________________________
    __________________________________________________________

    10. Find the headline news story of the NYTimes at
    www.nytimes.com
    Headlines:
    ______________________________________________

    11. Go to
    www.lowestfare.com and find the cost of a vacation you would like to go on.
    Site: ____________________________ Cost: ____________________

    12. Find the weather for your home town at
    www.wunderground.com
    Print out a copy of the weather.

    13. Translate “How are you?” in French from
    babelfish.altavista.digital.com
    French translation: ___________________________________________

    14. Go to
    www.wal-mart.com and select an item to purchase.
    Item: ______________________ Cost: _________________

    15. Go to
    www.russiatoday.com and list a news story from there.
    News story: ________________________________________________

    16. Go to
    www.royal.gov.uk and name two topics at the top of the page.
    1. ________________________________________________________
    2. _______________________________________________________

    17. Go to
    www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ and name the number one movie for the week and what it grossed on the weekend.
    Movie: ________________________________________Grossed: ________________________

    18. Go to
    www.tropicalglen.com/Jukebox/1970Top/Channel1970.html and find a song in Seventies Juke Box that you like.
    Song Title: _____________________________

19. Go to http://allrecipes.com/ and choose a recipe you like.
Name of recipe: _____________________________________________

20. Go to
http://www.tvguide.com/ and list the time American Idol will air next.
Broadcast: _________________________________________________
Time: _____________________

21. Go tohttp://
www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ and name one of the top most wanted fugitives.
Fugitive Name: _________________________________________