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Scavenger Hunt! Overview By navigating through France in the Coins of the World feature, students will learn about France's history, culture, and currency (both past and present). Activity Note: For this activity, you may need to book the computer lab in your school in advance. Have students assemble themselves in groups of two or three. Distribute one Scavenger Hunt Instructions handout and one Scavenger Hunt Questions handout per group. Each group will need access to a computer. Review directions with the students. Remind them that it will be very important for them to follow the instructions, as this is a competition between groups. As groups finish this project, collect from each group their passport (printed out) and their answers to the scavenger hunt handout questions. The winning group will have earned the most coins on their passport and will have all of their scavenger hunt questions correct. Extension Once students have navigated through the Coins of the World: France feature, challenge them to visit the Japan feature and create their own scavenger hunt. See if the class can follow their instructions and answer their questions! Standards The project described above reflects some of the national standards of learning as defined by the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), and the International Society for Technology in Education. These standards are listed below: Language Arts Standards Demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process: Students will demonstrate reading comprehension as they answer scavenger hunt questions. Demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts: Students will read (and be assessed upon) various informational texts about France and the French currency. Social Studies Standards Culture: Students will learn about French government, history, currency, geography, landmarks, and school systems. Global Connections: Students will compare the Euro to the United States quarter. Technology Standards Basic operations and concepts: Students will navigate through a Web site by clicking on icons and taking interactive quizzes.
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