Bellwork/Assignment 11: Internet Scavenger Hunt

Today will use the internet to find answers to questions you may or may not know.  To do this internet search below.  Please use a separate piece of paper to record your answers and turn that in to 

Ms. Bergman.
 Name:________________________________________________
Class: ______________________  Date:

Internet Research Scavenger Hunt

Use the Internet to complete each task below.  List the search terms you used to find your answers, and provide the URL of each web site you used.


Task 1:    Find out what the high and low temperatures will be tomorrow.
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Task 2:    Define triskaidekaphobia.
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Task 3:    How many lines are in a limerick?
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Task 4:    Who was the last NASCAR driver to win the Winston Cup?
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Task 5:    Name a famous author from our state.
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Task 6:    Find 3 funny laws in our state.
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Task 7:    Find 2 events at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, SC this month.
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Task 8:    Who wrote the poem, “Jabberwocky?”
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Task 9:    What is the high school graduation rate in our state?
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Answer the following discussion questions:


      1. Which search engine did you use the most? Why?





      2. How did you determine effective keywords for your searches?





      3. What were some difficulties you had in finding information?