Scavenger Hunt Tutorial
Scavenger HuntsThis Scavenger Hunt Tutorial was adapted from the workshop created by Elizabeth Zylstra, Department of Educational Technology, Boise State University (If you are prompted for a password at any time during this tutorial, just click cancel)
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Visit the search engine tutorial first to refine your searching skills before proceeding with the workshop |
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A scavenger hunt usually involves either students visiting web sites selected by the teacher or having students look for web sites using search strategies. Sometimes a scavenger hunt is specifically designed to introduce students to search engines to become more proficient with finding information on the web. They also can be specifically set up to integrate Internet information with certain content areas. Characteristics of Scavenger Hunts:
References A. Practice your skills with the 'Especially for Kids' scavenger hunt. B. Try this Dr. Seuss scavenger hunt. C. Go to Education World's Scavenger Hunts: Searching for Treasure on the Internet! Explore some of the sample scavenger hunts under the "Survey Some Scavenger Hunts" section.
D. Filamentality has a template available for creating your own treasure hunts. |
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How can we use scavenger hunts to meet state standards? It is all in your design. Begin with a standard and build your hunt around it....you can tie in specific learning goals in your design process. You can use the hunt itself to create higher level thinking or as a knowledge-based activity that will lead to more synthesis and evaluation later on in the lesson. EXAMPLES
Oregon
Trail Math (Middle School)
Rainforests
and Endangered Species
Historical
Treasure Chest
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Spend just a few minutes brainstorming ways in which you might use Scavenger Hunts in your own classrooms. Think about the following questions: A. How would you manage your classroom to support this type of activity (i.e. small groups, centers, research, lab, etc.). B. What might be a good way of planning/designing your own scavenger hunts. C. How can you design your hunts in integration with state standards? I gave a couple of ideas....try to come up with some more. |
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Explore some of the following samples of scavenger hunts. Time will not allow you to investigate all of these links...choose topics that interest you. Think about how you could incorporate this type of project in your own classroom. Critique these examples and jot down the positive and negative components to their format. Is there evidence of standards being met? Becoming more aware of varying designs should help you design scavenger hunts that are more conducive to your own teaching style.
Introduction
to World Wide Web Internet
Scavenger Hunt Wonders
of Science Egyptian
Scavenger Hunt Dr.
Martin Luther King Yellowstone
National Park The
Wisconsin's Veteran Museum Revolutionary
War Grapes
of Wrath Hunt
for Beverly Cleary Agriquest California
Gold Rush Way
Cool Science Tropical
Treasure Hunt Treasure
Hunts Holiday
and Computer Education Hunts Internet
Scavenger Hunts Internet
Learning Activities / Cindy O'Hora Internet
Treasure Hunts for Students Integrating
the Internet Scavenger
Hunts for Kids What do you feel
are some of the key components to effective scavenger hunt
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Using some of the above resources should help you as a teacher devise scavenger hunts as a concept learning or review for most any topical area in your curriculum. Scavenger hunts can help your students become actively involved in searching out information. Let's take a look at a couple of sites that may help you plan and design scavenger hunts. Pair up, each take a site, and then share your findings.
Practice designing a scavenger hunt of your own.
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