Scavenger hunts

Ortiz class

	December Holidays Facts Internet Hunt   Directions: Click the links colored words to go to a site with the question's answer. You may write the answers or type them. Answer ALL parts to all questions. There is a copy of this hunt at beacondeanna.blogspot.com You may also work on this over break for extra credit!!!!!!!
	1. What does the Grinch have in his smile? 2. Which President brought the first Christmas tree into the White House?      Your Aunt Cindy is collecting the President ornaments from the White House.  (you will need to do a web search for the next 2 answers) b. There is one for each president. How many ornaments does she have? c. What is the theme of this year's White House Christmas tree? 3. How did the Druids use mistletoe? 4. Holly trees and bushes are native to North America.  List three reasons to plant native plants in your yard, at your school or in a local park. 5. What is a dreidel? 6. What did they feed the horse, when it wouldn't eat latkes? Find the story- Try using the Find command to help you scan the page:  Go command key .+ F. Enter a keyword in the box. Hit the return key. To Find Again, farther down the page, use +G. 7. Name three ingredients used to make latkes. (Find a recipe online to answer the question.) 8. Mount Washington, N.H. has some of the worst weather around. How much snow do they have today/right now?  (Hint: Consider the links. Which might give info on weather conditions?) 9. If the wind speed is 10 MPH and the temperature is -5 degrees Fahrenheit, what is the wind chill? 10. After a visit to Mt. Washington, N.H., some wassail is in order. What is the tradition of the wassail? 11. What are the chances you'll have snow for Christmas? (check the forecast for Dec 25th for your city AFTER Dec 19th) 12. What does Della sell to be able to buy a gift for her husband in O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi?  a. What really is the gift both Della and Jim give each other? 13. Review Two Gifts that Cost Nothing. a. I would like to give -  b. Which of these gifts would you like to be given? Explain why it appeals to you. 14. What is the wintersolstice?http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/winter.html 15. The name Kwanzaa comes from what language?  16. On which continent(s) do they celebrate the holiday, Kwanzaa?  17. What color are poinsettia flowers? Read carefully! 18. If you have a fireplace, perhaps you will burn a yule log. The unburned part is thought to protect a house from something. What is it ? 19. Describe the Christmas Truce.  20. What is myrrh?