The Great Britannica - Moore Public Schools...Britannica! Eighteen lucky runners-up will each...
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The Scavenger Hunt is here! Two lucky students will win a set of student encyclopedias from one of the most trusted names in reference, Encyclopaedia Britannica! Eighteen lucky runners-up will each receive a Britannica Learn & Explore book of their choice. Based on your grade, select the appropriate information scavenger hunt below, and have fun exploring a world of information on Britannica Online School Edition. 1. How many moons does Jupiter have in its orbit? (hint: use a keyword search) A. 66 B. 3 C. 90 D. 23 2. Does Brazil have more people than Argentina? (hint: use the Compare Countries feature) A. Yes B. No 3. What important event happened in the area of Music in 1980? (hint: use the Timeline feature) A. Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. B. Lady Gaga is named Billboard’s Artist of the Year. C. The National Endowment for the Arts is established. D. The compact disk begins to appear in record stores. 4. What feature would you use to see what historical events happened on your birthday? A. Biographies B. Big Events C. World Atlas D. Video Collection 5. How many seats does Oklahoma have in the U.S. House of Representatives? A. Two B. Three C. Five D. Seven 6. When browsing for a biography, do you start with a person’s first or last name? A. Last name B. First name 7. Who was Charles Addams? __________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Which of these is a species of elephant? (hint: use the search box with a keyword) A. African Forest Elephant B. Gray Elephant C. Silver Moon Elephant D. Northern Elephant 2. What is the definition of confidential? (hint: use the Britannica dictionary) A. loud B. rushed C. secret D. lonely 3. Name an animal that lives in the Wetlands. (hint: use the Animal Kingdom feature) A. Alligator B. Shark C. Hawk D. Polar Bear 4. What is the state bird of Oklahoma? (hint: use the Discover America feature) A. Western Meadowlark B. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher C. Northern Cardinal D. Cactus Wren 5. What year was Abraham Lincoln born? (hint: use the Biographies feature and his last name) A. 1946 B. 1700 C. 1809 D. 1675 6. What is a platypus? __________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Did you know? Britannica Online School Edition is just one of the online reference resources that is available FREE to all Oklahoma schools and libraries. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries has purchased statewide access to these resources with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. To find out more, visit Digital Prairie at www.odl.state.ok.us/prairie, or contact Sadie Mattox at 405-522-3476 or [email protected]. Scavenger Hunt for Grades K-5 Answer the questions below using Britannica Online School Edition, Elementary Level, on the web at k8.eb.com/elementary. If you have trouble finding Britannica, ask your teacher or librarian. When you’ve finished the scavenger hunt, turn your answers into your teacher or librarian before March 1 for a chance to win a prize! Scavenger Hunt for Grades 6-8 Answer the questions below using Britannica Online School Edition, Middle School Level, on the web at k8.eb.com/comptons. If you have trouble finding Britannica, ask your teacher or librarian. When you’ve finished the scavenger hunt, turn your answers into your teacher or librarian before March 1 for a chance to win a prize! The Great Britannica ® Information Scavenger Hunt Statewide access to Britannica Online School Edition is funded by: Newspapers for this educational program provided by:
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The Scavenger Hunt is here! Two lucky students will win a set of student encyclopedias from one of the most trusted names in reference, Encyclopaedia Britannica! Eighteen lucky runners-up will each receive a Britannica Learn & Explore book of their choice.
Based on your grade, select the appropriate information scavenger hunt below, and have fun exploring a world of information on Britannica Online School Edition.
1. How many moons does Jupiter have in its orbit? (hint: use a keyword search)A. 66B. 3C. 90D. 23
2. Does Brazil have more people than Argentina? (hint: use the Compare Countries feature)A. YesB. No
3. What important event happened in the area of Music in 1980? (hint: use the Timeline feature)A. Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.B. Lady Gaga is named Billboard’s Artist of the Year.C. The National Endowment for the Arts is established.D. The compact disk begins to appear in record stores.
4. What feature would you use to see what historical events happened on your birthday?A. BiographiesB. Big EventsC. World AtlasD. Video Collection
5. How many seats does Oklahoma have in the U.S. House of Representatives?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FiveD. Seven
6. When browsing for a biography, do you start with a person’s first or last name? A. Last nameB. First name
7. Who was Charles Addams? __________________________________________________________
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1. Which of these is a species of elephant? (hint: use the search box with a keyword)A. African Forest ElephantB. Gray ElephantC. Silver Moon ElephantD. Northern Elephant
2. What is the definition of confidential? (hint: use the Britannica dictionary)A. loudB. rushedC. secretD. lonely
3. Name an animal that lives in the Wetlands. (hint: use the Animal Kingdom feature)A. AlligatorB. SharkC. HawkD. Polar Bear
4. What is the state bird of Oklahoma? (hint: use the Discover America feature)A. Western MeadowlarkB. Scissor-tailed FlycatcherC. Northern CardinalD. Cactus Wren
5. What year was Abraham Lincoln born? (hint: use the Biographies feature and his last name)A. 1946B. 1700C. 1809D. 1675
6. What is a platypus? __________________________________________________________________
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Did you know? Britannica Online School Edition is just one of the online reference resources that is available FREE to all Oklahoma schools and libraries. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries has purchased statewide access to these resources with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. To find out more, visit Digital Prairie at www.odl.state.ok.us/prairie, or contact Sadie Mattox at 405-522-3476 or [email protected].
Scavenger Hunt for Grades K-5Answer the questions below using Britannica Online School Edition, Elementary Level, on the web at k8.eb.com/elementary. If you have trouble finding Britannica, ask your teacher or librarian. When you’ve finished the scavenger hunt, turn your answers into your teacher or librarian before March 1 for a chance to win a prize!
Scavenger Hunt for Grades 6-8Answer the questions below using Britannica Online School Edition, Middle School Level, on the web at k8.eb.com/comptons. If you have trouble finding Britannica, ask your teacher or librarian. When you’ve finished the scavenger hunt, turn your answers into your teacher or librarian before March 1 for a chance to win a prize!
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