Use search engines to find the answers to the questions below. You may work in partners. But you may not share any answers with other classmates. Type answers to the questions using AppleWorks or Microsoft Word. Please include your name, your partner's name and the title of your project (eg. "Rookie Scavenger Hunt") in a header and page numbers in the footer. Send this file to me as an attachment in email with a meanful subject (Expert Scavenger Hunt / your class) and cc your partner.
For each question, please include:
1 . Who is the webmaster of the web site for the Cohasset Boy Scout Troop in Massachusetts?
2. What is the number of stitches in a major league baseball?
Include a picture from the Hubble Telescope showing the impact of the comet on Jupiter. What was the name of the comet?
3. How much protein is in a Meat Shake?
4. Mt Everest grew 7 feet in 1999, how was that determined? What is it's current height?
5. Name the four swing states, with the highest electoral votes, for the last presidential election.
6. After the Soviet Union and the United States, which country placed a human into space and when did it happen?
7. Which two US presidents’ middle names are the same as other US presidents’ last names?
8. Explain the difference between Peace Corps and Americorps.
9. What is similar about SETI@home and Folding@home? What are they trying to accomplish? Why can’t they do it by themselves?
10. Five Pointer : List at least three advanced search techniques used.
Grading Rubric
Points | Criteria |
5 | Correct answer for each question |
5 | Correct URL for each answer |
5 | Correct spelling / grammar / complete sentences |
5 | Correct format of headers and footers |
5 | Email has a meaningful subject and you cc'd your partner |
5 | Answer / URL to Five Pointer |
30 | Highest Grade Possible |