Download The Valentines Day Internet Scavenger Hunt to use with this project, (Click Link, Click Save, Find your folder, add initials, Click Save, and Open.) Don't forget to Enable Editing.
Standard: Massachusetts Ed Tech Standard G6-8: 1.18 Use Web browsing to access information.
Objective: Students will multitask by reading a nonfiction articles on the Internet and answer questions in a Word document.
Visit the following Valentine's Day websites to learn more about the holiday and to have some holiday fun. ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES PLEASE! You may use the key word feature of the highlighted words to help you find the answers. (Edit-Find on this Page)
1.History of St. Valentine's Day--http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine/history.html
a. On what date is the Feast of Lupercalia celebrated?
b. What happened during the feast of Lupercalia when the men drew the women's names?
c. Why were women "februa lashed"?
2. I Love You--http://www.travlang.com/languages/iloveyou.html
a. How do you say "I love you" in Swahili?
b. How do you say "I love you" in Italian?
c. How do you say "I love you" in Spanish?
3. Flower Websites-- http://www.todays-weddings.com/planning/flowers/flower_meanings.html and http://www.tokenz.com/meaning-of-flowers.html
a. What does a tulip represent?
b. When it is appropriate to send a yellow rose?
c. What does it mean when you send a red and white rose together?
d. What type of flower should be sent to your first love?
e. What does basil mean?
6.Visit the Cupid Website at-- http://www.holidays.net/amore/cupid.html
a. What was Cupid known as in Ancient Greece?
b. Who was Cupid's mother?
c. What was Psyche supposed to put in the little box to take to the underworld?
7.Visit Hershey's at-- http://inventors.about.com/od/hstartinventors/a/Milton_Hershey.htm Go through the pictures and text tour and answer each question
a. What Year did Milton Hersey start the Hersey Chocolate Company?
b. Where was Milton Hersey born?
c. Name 3 of the many famous Hershey chocolate candies.
d. What did Milton Hershey trademark in 1924?
e. When and where was the world's largest Hershey's Kisses chocolate unveiled?
Be sure to add:
1. a header, (Insert-header-blank three column)
2. WordArt title (Select Text-Insert-WordArt)
3. ClipArt (Insert-ClipArt) to illustrate
4. an attractive page border (Page Layout-Page Border)
5. a background (Page Layout-Page Color)
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