Expand Your Horizons

Students often do not realize that there is a world outside their own small world.  These websites and scavenger hunts will help them to understand that they can expand their horizons, even if it's just on the computer.

This exploration requires a little knowledge about how to use the Internet - here's are some places to get started:  

• Internet 101
• www.learnthenet.com 
• Master the Basics: Net Anatomy
• Surf the Web: Anatomy of a Web Page

• Connecting to the Internet
• How the Web Works

INTERNET RULES OF THE ROAD

Animals

• Yahooligans! Animals
• Ocean Animal Printouts - from enchantedlearning.com
• Animal Bytes - SeaWorld/Busch Gardens
• Designing an Ocean Habitat
• PPT Storyboard with ocean background (from sonia coleman)
• Sample PPT presentation
• 123spot Animal Clipart

Museums

• Smithsonian Institution
• The Art Institute of Chicago
• Museum of Science and Industry
• The Field Museum of Natural History
• Adler Planetarium
• Chicago's Shedd Aquarium

News/Current Events

• CNNfyi.com - news for students, resources for teachers
• Time for Kids
• Yahooligans News
• About News/Issues for Kids
• MSNBC PencilNews for Kids
• Weekly Reader
• ABCNews4Kids
• USA Today

Geography

• Eathquakes for Teachers!
• National Geographic
• US Geography for Kids
• CIA's Homepage for Kids
• About Geography Homework Help
• Geo-Globe Interactive Geography

Literature

• Bibliomania
• The On-Line Books Page
• Great Literature Online
• Webtime Stories
• Aesop's Fables Online

Scavenger Hunts

• Dan and Ann's Scavenger Hunt for Kids
• Alex's Scavenger Hunt

Revolutionary War Links

• A Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt - Have students follow The Road to Revolution as they complete a Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt. 
• Education World Lesson Planning Article
• 5th Grade Revolutionary War Links
• Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt

Heritage Canyon - Fulton, IL

• Mrs. Slonneger's Heritage Canyon Scavenger Hunt 

- [(Word file to download) right-click and choose Save Target As]

• City of Fulton, Illinois Attractions – Heritage Canyon
• Fulton, Illinois History
• Windmill de Immigrant
• Building Windmill de Immigrant
• Wooden Shoes
• The Netherlands - map
• The Netherlands
• Windmill - definition
• Kids’ Stuff
• CIA Factbook – the Netherlands
• Pictures

Black Hawk State Historic Site & 
other Black Hawk Links

• Black Hawk Scavenger Hunt

- [(Word file to download) right-click and choose Save Target As]

• Black Hawk mixes nature, history
• Chief Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War
• Chief Black Hawk Autobiography
• Victory and DeSoto, Wisconsin - Battle of Bad Axe
• Encyclopedia.com - Black Hawk War
• Black Hawk's Farewell Words
• Ethnobotany of Black Hawk State Historic Site
• Virtual Tour of Trees at Black Hawk State Historic Site
• Wildflowers of Black Hawk State Historic Site
• History is preserved at Hauberg Indian Museum
• Statue of the warrior Black Hawk
• The Sac and Fox Nation
• The History of Elizabeth - The Apple River Fort

Search Engines/Directories

• Searchopolis
• AOL NetFind Kids Only
• Ask Jeeves for Kids
• Yahooligans!
• Internet Search Engines for Kids
• KidsClick! Web Search
• Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory
• Kid's Tools for Searching the Internet

Additional Sites

• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
• Encarta Atlas
• Olympic Penninsula

Games

• Yahooligans Word Search puzzles

Answer Key to Black Hawk Scavenger Hunt

Answer Key to Heritage Canyon Scavenger Hunt