Tangerine Webquest
Mr. Durcharme, Mrs. Rock, Mrs. Manchester
Webquest Directions: Click on the link labeled Tangerine Webquest. Click on the Internet links in the bold font to locate the information needed to answers the questions in the calendar below. The first to complete the quest with 100% accuracy will earn a special “treat”! Good Luck!!
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1. What does a tangerine look and taste like?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_v19/ai_3640442
2. What is peak harvest time for tangerines?
A The middle of December
B The beginning of September
C The end of November
D The middle of August
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/stats/98-07_deaths_by_state.pdf
3. What is the state with the highest amount of lightning deaths from 1998 to 2007?
A New York
B Texas
C Florida
D Hawaii
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/outdoors.htm
4. Two safe places you can go if caught in an open area when lightning strikes are:
A A vehicle and under metal bleachers
B Under metal bleachers and under a tree
C Under the tallest tree and a concrete enclosed building (like a restroom)
D A vehicle and a concrete enclosed building (like a restroom)
5. Where should children under 10 view an eclipse?
A Outside with glasses
B On TV
C From a window
D In the shade of a tree
6. Can you damage your retina during an eclipse and not realize it? Explain.
A parent posted this note for help with her son:
I 'm having a hard time figuring out what goals my son’s IEP should include
He is blind in one eye and 20/30 in the other eye.
Help!
Another parent sent her this reply in order to help: ____________
http://www.familyconnect.org/parentsite.asp?SectionID=72&TopicID=382
7. What is not a goal for students with IEPs for visual impairment?
A Learning how to use Braille
B Being able to recognize cues and landmarks
C Being able to train a seeing –eye dog
D Becoming an advocate for themselves based on their personal needs and goals
http://ezinearticles.com/?Soccer-Goalkeepers-Skill,-Techniques-and-Goalie-Training&id=106805
8. A successful soccer goalie should_______.
A Be able to stay balanced
B Know their center of gravity
C Be a leader
D Be tall, with long arms
E All of the above
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Osprey.html
9. An Osprey does/ is not_________.
A Readily builds its nests on manmade structures.
B Is a fish- eating bird.
C Has a dark eye stripe.
D Effected by pesticides.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-05-10-florida-muck-fires_x.htm
10. A muck fire will burn until__________.
A It hits water.
B It is put out by firefighters.
C It runs out of fuel.
D Sand is thrown on it.
12. What is one effect sinkholes have on the environment?