Memorial Day Cyberhunt

 Grades 3 - 5, on a separate sheet of paper, follow the links and answer the questions in sentence form. Please remember to put a proper heading on your paper.


1. When and why do we celebrate Memorial Day?

http://wilstar.com/holidays/memday.htm


2. By what name was Memorial Day known when the first Memorial Day Order (General Order No. 11) was issued?

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyseneca/memorial.htm


3. When the US flag is properly folded what shape is it in?

http://www.usflag.org/fold.flag.html

4. On what date did Sergeant Weldon McCoy Barr record in his diary the signing of the armistice that ended WWI?

http://www.sheilascorner.com/war/dads.html


5. According to St. Augustine, what is the purpose of all war?

http://virtual-markets.net/vme/memorial/dvmquote.html#augustine

6. The “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans “To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing and do what?

http://www.usmemorialday.org/?page_id=2

7. Who wrote "In Flander's Fields?"

https://www.vfw.org/Community/Buddy-Poppy/?gclid=CjwKEAjwsYW6BRCTzvu5y8DPhi0SJABnGLlHq77cYK_oCjF6Du_4cWmGBYry3oqKY0J8O3dd_RKS-hoC_Dvw_wcB

Finally, Grade 5 please pick another quote from the link in question 5. Write it down and then explain why you chose it.

Grades 6 & 7 please write an essay explaining what you think the poem "In Flander's Field" means.

Grade 3 China Cyberhunt

Grade 3 China Cyberhunt

Answer the questions about China by clicking on the links below the question. Please fill in the blanks on the paper you are given.

1. What is the capital of China? ________________________________

2. ________________________ is the most widely spoken language in the world. Although there

are thousands of Chinese dialects spoken, China's official language is

_____________________________

http://www.china-family-adventure.com/china-facts.html

2. In America we have many different fruit flavored ice pops. In China you can buy this flavor.

_____________________________________________

3. Developed over 5,000 years ago ______________________________were used for cooking, not eating.
http://www.ngkids.co.uk/places/30-cool-facts-about-china

4. China's is officially known as __________________________________________________.

5. China belongs to the continent of _________________. China borders 14 other countries. List three of them.
                                 1.___________________________

                                 2.___________________________

                                 3.___________________________

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=countries%20bordering%20china

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/china.html

Halloween Cyberhunt

                                

Happy Halloween Cyberhunt

For the following questions, click on the link to find the answers. Write the answers on the hard copy provided by the teacher.

1.  When is Halloween celebrated? _____________________________________

http://www.kidsplayandcreate.com/fun-halloween-facts-for-kids-why-do-we-go-trick-or-treating-why-do-we-celebrate-halloween/

2.  Why do we call carved pumpkins “Jack-o-lanterns”? (HINT: It’s an old Irish legend)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.  ___________________________________________________ is the fear of Halloween.

http://facts.randomhistory.com/halloween-facts.html

4.  The word Halloween is a shortening of ____________________________________ also known as

_______________________ or ______________________________________________.

http://www.halloweenhistory.org/

5.  The American tradition of “_____________________________________” probably dates back to the early

__________________________________________________ parades in England. During the festivities, poor citizens

would beg for food and families would give them pastries called “______________________” in return for their promise

to pray for the family’s ________________________________________________________.

http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween