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Internet Scavenger Hunts

Internet Scavenger Hunts are a fun way to learn! 

Students visit a website to read and learn about a specific topic and then they answer the questions in the printable worksheet.

NOTE: Some of these activities include inactive links. We are finding replacements, but we advise you to check each hunt's links before using the activity with your students.

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Internet Scavenger Hunts for...

 

JANUARY

Inauguration Day
Makar Sankranti
Snowflakes and Snow Crystals
An Expedition to the North Pole
The Four Seasons
Penguins Around the World
Happy Chinese New Year!
Discover Australia
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Visit the Animals of the Arctic
Super Bowl Countdown
Winter Weather Watch
Happy Birthday, Ben!
Civil Rights Movement

 

FEBRUARY

Michael Jordan
Bird Feeding Month
Pancake Week
What's a Primary Election?
Penguins Around the World
Valentine's Day
Have a Heart!
Facts About U.S. Presidents
Know Your Presidents
A Tour of a Space Shuttle
Happy Chinese New Year!
Happy Birthday, Abe
Ancient Olympic Games
Groundhog Day

 

MARCH

Spring Ahead
A Visit to Ireland
The Four Seasons
Women Who Left Their "Stamp" on History
The Sounds of Music
March Madness
Tour Yellowstone National Park
You Are What You Eat

 

APRIL

Seeds on the Move
Poetic Devices

Easter and the Bunny
Amazing Eggs
Exercise Is Cool
April Showers Bring May Flowers
What Kind of Animal Is That?
Reuse, Recycle, Reduce
An Expedition to the North Pole
April Fool!
The Louisiana Purchase
Forests Make A Difference
Who Is Jack Roosevelt Robinson?
Write a Poem
Batter Up!

 

MAY

D-Day (also Memorial Day)
Smallpox Vaccine
American Red Cross
Jamestown, VA Settlement
Asian Heritage: Cuneiform Writing
Tomb of the Unknowns
Exercise Is Cool
Memorial Day Memories
Sea Turtles: Just the Facts
The World's Tallest Mountain
Happy Birthday, Queen Victoria
Go West With Lewis and Clark
Happy Mother's Day
April Showers Bring May Flowers
The Louisiana Purchase
Forests Make A Difference
Who Is Jack Roosevelt Robinson?
Daylight Savings Time
State to State
Mighty Muscles
Men and Women of the Military
Honoring Our Veterans

 

SUMMER

D-Day (June 6)
Exercise Is Cool
The Four Seasons
Animal Dads
Call the Police!
The Louisiana Purchase
Hurricane Warning
Celebrate Flag Day
Ocean Voyage
Tour Yellowstone National Park
Eye of the Storm
Going Buggy?

 

SEPTEMBER

Billie Jean King, Women's Tennis Champ
The Rosetta Stone is Translated

The Hobbit is Published
Video Game History
A Smart Start
Leaves Change Color
The Constitution of the United States
Remembering September 11
Labor Day
Apples
Hurricane Warning
Back to School
Eye of the Storm
Write It Right
A Session of Congress
How Computers Work
Colors of the Universe

 

OCTOBER

Thomas Edison's Light Bulb
Yosemite National Park
Astronomer Maria Mitchell
Lee Iacocca, Auto Giant
Celebrate the World Series
Daylight Savings Time
Mouserobics
World Series History
Celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada
Christopher Columbus
Leaves Change Color
Apples
Hurricane Warning
Halloween: A Haunted History
Who Said That?
Who Said It First?
Eye of the Storm

 

NOVEMBER

Margaret Thatcher
Olympic Gymnast Kerri Strug
NYC Marathon
Discovery of X-Rays
Thanksgiving History
Tomb of the Unknowns
Tour the Mayflower
The Real Deal About Smoking
The First Americans
The U.S. Election Process
You Are What You Eat
Honoring Our Veterans
Democracy in Your Hometown

 

DECEMBER

The Boston Tea Party
Henri Matisse
The Bill of Rights
Emily Dickinson
The Real Story of Christmas
Hanukkah Traditions
The Wilbur and Orville Wright Story
Winter Weather Watch
Christmas Past
Hanukkah History
Selamat Hari Raya! (Happy Ramadan)

 

ANYTIME SCAVENGER HUNTS

Hunger Games/Popular Young Adult Novels
By Chris Van Allsburg
The Olympic Games
Exercise Is Cool
What Kind of Animal Is That?
Animal Dads
Tour the Mayflower
Animal Dads
Sea Turtles: Just the Facts
The World's Tallest Mountain
Call the Police!
Penguins Around the World
A Tour of a Space Shuttle
Mouserobics
Is That Copy Right?
State to State
Mighty Muscles
Tour Yellowstone National Park
Ancient Olympic Games
Democracy in Your Hometown
Who Said That?
Who Said It First?
Write It Right
Going Buggy?
A Session of Congress
How Computers Work
Colors of the Universe