Scavenger+Hunt





 Scavenger Hunt **Grade Level:** 1st Grade **Unit****:** Social Studies – World Scavenger Hunt to learn about customs and facts about other Countries

- Students will become comfortable using the internet and investigating educational website - Students will lean different information about other counties around the world in a fun interactive way. - Students will learn more about their other classmates and their customs and traditions. Students will be able to see that while these customs are different, they are all equally important. - Students will create a classroom community where everyone will be valued no matter the background
 * Lesson Objectives:**


 * Time Required to complete this lesson:** 1 week long during Social studies class


 * Title of lesson:** “All About Me and My Friends”

- A computer with internet - Worksheet with exact websites and interesting questions for the children to answer
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 * Description of lesson:** With adult supervision, either by teacher or parents, students will go on the internet and look at educational websites about other Countries that have been selected by the teacher. The students will go to each website and answer each question about the specific country. The questions are to create a community in the classroom, I want students will realize that there are multiple customs and traditions around the world. My goal is to have students learn about their other classmates and have the students realize that are customs and traditions are important and all students have a equal voice. The websites and questions are listed below so that you make look for yourself at the exact lesson.


 * Assignment: The assignment will be completed in class depending if the child has access to a computer and internet in their home. Working in groups (depending on how many computers the class has access to) students will to each website and learn about each specified country. After the student is finished with each website, children will be responsible for answering each question about the country. **

- Internet - Educational Websites **
 * Technology used
 * The** **technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:** By using the internet to look at different countries around the world, the lesson becomes more personal students become more connected with the information. Instead of simply having the teacher read from a text book about countries around the world, students will investigate each country on their own and the information will be more personal



All about Me and My Friends A Scavenger Hunt Around the World  Today we will be exploring the traditions and customs of fellow classmates. Click on the flags or picture for each question and find out exciting information about different countries and then answer the questions below

Lets start with our neighbors to the north of us: Click on the CANADIAN FLAG   **1. Like the United States, Canada is a country with immigrants from all over the world. Canada’s population includes people from Africa, Asia and Latin America as well as Europe. Canada’s population includes citizens from how many countries around the world?** 

 Next, lets travel south of us here in Colorado, and look at MEXICO: Click on the MEXICAN FLAG select the link for NORTH AMERCA, CLICK ON MEXICO and read about Cinco De Mayo:  **2. Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence day the same celebration? True or False Please explain your answer.** 



Now, lets journey far away to the Middle East. Click on the EGYPTIAN FLAG Click on the EGYPT link:
 *  3. When celebrating Christmas holiday in Egypt, what do Egyptians eat? **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Another holiday that is practiced all over the world by Muslims is a religious holiday called Ramadan. Click on the RAMADAN link: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #df78ed; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">4. During Ramadam, what can Muslims NOT do from sun up to sun down? **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

Spend some time speaking with the villagers and explore the village

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">5. What seems to be the main problem facing the villagers? And what do you think is a solution? **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Lets keep going here, we are on our way to Brazil, in South America. Click on the BRAZILIAN FLAG Click on the BRAZIL link: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">


 * 6. What are the 4 languages spoke there, and what it is “Official Language” spoken Brazil**

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Off to China we go!! Click on the CHINESE FLAG <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 156%;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Click on the link for CHINA: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">
 * 7. List some of the products that China produces and sends to other countries?**

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Bonjour! We are now in FRANCE. Click on the FRENCH FLAG <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">

8. **What** **is** **France** **famous** **for?**

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We are almost done! Lets travel to Kenya, click on KENYAN FLAG and read the interesting facts. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> 9. Name some wild animals that live on the African Savanna there ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #df78ed; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">

Last stop on our world wind tour…and boy are we tired! Final stop is back on home soil in the US…lets travel to Hawaii and find out some neat facts. Click on HAWAIIAN FLAG.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #e000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">10. What is the nickname for the Hawaiian state? **

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