ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS- FACT HUNT

Island of the Blue Dolphins
Internet Fact Hunt

Directions: The colored and underlined words are links to web sites that provide the answers to the questions. Click on them to go to the web site. Find the answer. The website will open in a new window. Record your answers on your worksheet.

1.Karana harvests abalone for food and tools. What is an abalone? Have you ever eaten one?

She prefers red abalone. How large is a red abalone?

Which is larger - your hand or a red abalone?

2. People hunted the sea otters. How are sea otters unique among animals?

Why were sea otters nearly extinct?

3. Kelp grows in the sea around the island. How fast does kelp grow?

4. List two facts about cormorants.

5. One plant found on the island is the toyon bush.

What is it more commonly known as?

6. Karana tells you many distances in leagues. How far is that in miles?

If it is 3 leagues from you home to school, how far is that in miles?

7. O'Dell describes the sea elephant. Look at these photos.

Is this what you imagined from his description? Why?

8. Karana decides to hunt a male sea elephant (Northern Elephant Seal) for its teeth.

How much can one weigh?

Bee Research

WHAT DO BEES DO IN THE WINTER ?

DO BEEKEEPERS EVER GET STUNG?

HOW MANY FLOWERS CAN A BEE POLLINATE?

WHY DO BEES STING?

SHOPPING SPREE

Click on the links below to begin your shopping spree.  

Good Luck!

TARGET WEEKLY AD

DICK'S SPORTING GOODS WEEKLY AD

BEST BUY WEEKLY AD

TOYS R' US WEEKLY AD

POINT OF VIEW

Watch the video clip below and identify the different perspectives in the scene. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWMecluFs60

Colonial America Travel Brochure

The time is 1735 and you are in London England.  A population explosion in England has left little available space throughout the country.   There is plenty of room in the 13 American colonies, but with little information available, people are hesitant to move there.  The King has asked YOU to create an advertisement of some sort about your colony, in hopes of attracting more people to move there. 

Use the following websites and your USA Weekly Newspapers to help to gather information about your colony.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm

http://www.chlive.org/kkaplan/13_colonies.htm

http://mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13profiles/

COLONIAL KIDS- WEBQUEST

Use the following website t0 research and learn about how kids your age lived during colonial times.

CLOTHING

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130906225550/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/clothing.htm

Daily Life

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130906225558/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/daily_life.htm

Education

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130906225544/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/school.htm

RECREATION

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130908175432/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/recreation.htm#bees

Great Colonial Game book

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130906225616/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/sport.htm

In The Kitchen

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130908175415/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/kitchen.htm#few

AUNT ABIGAIL’S COOK BOOK

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130908175435/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/recipe1.htm

TRANSPORTATION

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130906225555/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/transportation.htm

GLOSSARY

Use the glossary to define the following Colonial terms.

http://wayback.archive-it.org/3635/20130906082108/http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/glossary.htm

 

HEAT- BACKGROUND FACT HUNT

Heat- Background Fact Hunt

 

 In the novel Heat, the main character, Michael, lives in the Bronx, New York and dreams of playing in the Little League World Series. He idolizes the fictional Yankee star, El Grande. Alone, Michael and his brother Carlos, face many struggles together beyond the baseball field. 

Using the following websites, discover more about the setting of Heat and the background of Michael's life.

Little League Baseball

http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/historyandmission.htm

http://www.littleleague.org/learn/about/historyandmission/chronology.htm

Yankees

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/yank.shtml

Bronx New York

http://www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/bxbrief

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx#Parks_and_open_space

Mean, Median, Mode Activity

Click the link below for the mean, median, mode activity.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/math/meanmedianmode.html

Root Attack!

Use the link below to explore the origin of your word's root. Then use the page to help you find more related words that can be formed from your root word.

https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html

After you have filled out the Root Attack organizer, use the information to create your vocabulary poster. 

WONDEROPOLIS- SCIENCE ACTIVITY

Visit the website Wonderopolis by clicking the link below.  Once there, listen to the article by clicking on the play button.  Once you have listened to the article, come to me for the next part of your assignment.  The second part of the assignment involves you creating a brochure about the article.  Each member of your group will create his/her own brochure and then together your group will present the information from the article to the classroom.

What is a Sonic Boom?

How Loud is Too Loud?

What Makes Sound Louder?

Do Bats Need Maps?

How Can a Voice Break Glass?

Do You Sing in the Shower?