Geography
2010 Winter Olympic Quiz
Feb 3rd
http://www.vancouver2010.com
How many sporting events are in the 2010 Winter Olympic?
2010 Winter Olympic Game is being held where? (City, Province, Country)
When will the Olympic Cauldron going to be lit?
What is the 1st Olympic sporting event that will takes place in the 2010 Winter Olympic?
What is the last Olympic sporting event that will takes place in the [...]
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Nov 30th
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure, and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_They_Know_It’s_Christmas%3F
Famine in Ethiopia (1984-1985)
Close to 8 million people became famine victims during the [...]
Web Quest – Ancient Egypt
Nov 5th
Mr. Germinara / Social Studies
November 4th, 2009
Directions: Use the following website ( www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html ) to answer the questions about ancient Egypt. This site is similar to the one we used for ancient Mesopotamia, but if you have any questions please ask. Any text in BLUE or underlined are the vocabulary words and can be click [...]
Find the Official Tourism Web Site of the State’s Capital
Sep 1st
Find the official tourism web site of the state’s capital
In your search engine enter these key words
Tourism Capital City, State
Example: In your search engine enter these key words
Tourism Albany, NY
Look for these phrases/words in your search result:
Official, Visitor Bureau, Government, Convention, etc
Your answers would be
State: New York
Capital: Albany
Web Site: http://www.albanyny.org/Visitors.aspx
These states’ capital has an official [...]
Tourism Map Tutorial Handout
Sep 1st
Vocabulary
Tourism – noun
Tourism is traveling for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who “travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related [...]
Google Map Tutorial
Sep 1st
Today you will be learning how to use Google Map to find a business establishment. You will learn how to print out directions from your home to your destination. If you don’t know your home address, you can use the Clyde-Savannah High School address – 215 Glasgow Street, Clyde, N.Y. 14433
Step 1
Launch Internet Explorer.
Step 2
Go [...]
