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December internet scavenger hunt.  

Directions:

  • Read each question thoroughly...twice!

  • Click on at least one of the links provided to locate your answer.

  • Once you have read the entire web page that opens and have found the correct answer write it down in it's entirety.  Make sure to use your own words and do not plagiarize!

  • When you write down your answer MAKE SURE to include the URL (Internet Address) where you found your information.

  • Your task here is to find as many answers as you possibly can...your teacher will tell you if you are allowed to help each other.  Make sure you follow their directions!

  • If your first search criteria does not get you what you want, then rethink what you asked for and try again.  Sometimes you just have to ask for it in a different way.  Remember: use short terms...not full sentences.


1. What does The Grinch have in his smile?

 

2. Which President brought the first Christmas tree to the White House?

 

3. How did the Druids use mistletoe?

 

4. How are holly trees helpful to wildlife?

 

5. What is a dreidle?

 

6. What did they feed the horse when it wouldn't eat latkes?

 

7. Name three ingredients used to make latkes.

 

8. Mount Washington, N.H. has some of the worst weather around. How much snow do they have today?

 

9. If the wind speed is 10 MPH and the temperature is -5° Fahrenheit what is the wind chill?

 

10. After a visit to Mt. Washington some Wassail is in order. What is the tradition of the wassail?

 

11. What are the chances you'll have snow for Christmas?

 

12. What does Della sell to be able to buy a gift for her husband in O'Henry's "The Gift of the Magi"?

 

13. Name two gifts that cost nothing.

                    a.

                    b.

 

14. What is the winter solstice?

 

15. What is the Icelandic Yule holiday? (Check it out you are visiting a computer in Iceland!)

16. The name Kwanzaa comes from what language?

 

17. What color are poinsettia flowers? Read carefully!

 

18. Did Admiral Robert E. Peary reach the North Pole first?

 

19. Challenge:

Suppose you wanted to write a poem about a holiday in December. How many English words rhyme with holiday? http://www.rhymezone.com/ Enter holiday in the blank box.

 

Holiday Extras:

Read how Sally saved Christmas http://www.candlelightstories.com/page1.htm

Learn more about Kwanzaa http://www.afroam.org/children/fun/kwanzaa/kwanzaa.html

Find some facts about Chanukah http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanstr.htm

 

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