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West Group: Navigating the Web

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With your partner, click on each of the links below and explore the site for a few minutes. Look for things that are the same about all four sites you are looking at and then be ready to share your answers to the questions below with the class.

http://www.ed.gov

http://www.nasa.gov

http://www.whitehouse.gov

East Group: Navigating the Web

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With your partner, click on each of the links below and explore the site for a few minutes. Look for things that are the same about all four sites you are looking at and then be ready to share your answers to the questions below with the class.

http://www.psu.edu

http://www.villanova.edu

http://www.juniata.edu

South Group: Navigating the Web

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With your partner, click on each of the links below and explore the site for a few minutes. Look for things that are the same about all four sites you are looking at and then be ready to share your answers to the questions below with the class.

http://www.centennialsd.org

http://www.musicforyouth.org

http://www.amazing-kids.org

North Group: Navigating the Web

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With your partner, click on each of the links below and explore the site for a few minutes. Look for things that are the same about all four sites you are looking at and then be ready to share your answers to the questions below with the class.

http://www.amazon.com

http://www.yamaha.com

http://www.dell.com

Navigating the Web: Lesson 4

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Where are you now? Write the name of your school on your worksheet.

How would you tell someone else the exact location of your school?

A web site also has an address: the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

You will be assigned to one of the following groups. When you get your group name, click on it below to see your assignment. Read the instructions carefully and talk to your partner about the questions.

Hunt for Facts about Amerigo Vespucci

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Moderate

Your mission:

Find the answers to three questions about the famous explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Use these two links to find the information you need. Be careful! Be good researchers and check both pages for each question so you get all the information you need.

Oh, and don't forget to have fun!

1. When and where was Amerigo Vespucci born?

2. How many voyages did Vespucci make?

3. Who was the first European explorer to realize America was a New World?

Hunt for Facts about Francisco Pizarro

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Advanced

Your mission:

Find the answers to three questions about the famous explorer Francisco Pizarro. Use these two links to find the information you need. Be careful! Be good researchers and check both pages for each question so you get all the information you need.

Oh, and don't forget to have fun!

1. When and where was Francisco Pizarro born?

2. What coast of Central and South America did Pizarro explore?

3. Why was Pizarro assassinated?

Hunt for Facts about Ferdinand Magellan

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Moderate

Your mission:

Find the answers to three questions about the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Use these two links to find the information you need. Be careful! Be good researchers and check both pages for each question so you get all the information you need.

Oh, and don't forget to have fun!

1. When and where was Ferdinand Magellan born?

2. What ocean did Magellan discover and how was it named?

3. How did Magellan die?

Use these Internet resources:

Hunt for Facts about Henry Hudson

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Moderate

Your mission:

Find the answers to three questions about the famous explorer Henry Hudson. Use these two links to find the information you need. Be careful! Be good researchers and check both pages for each question so you get all the information you need.

Oh, and don't forget to have fun!

1. When and where was Henry Hudson born?

2. What natural feature blocked Hudson from completing his first voyage?

Hunt for Facts about Sir Francis Drake

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Basic

Your mission:

Find the answers to three questions about the famous explorer Sir Francis Drake. Use these two links to find the information you need. Be careful! Be good researchers and check both pages for each question so you get all the information you need.

Oh, and don't forget to have fun!

1. What year was Sir Francis Drake born?

2. What nickname did the Spanish traders call Drake?

3. Where did Drake's life end?

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