A World Wide Web Scavenger Hunt

A World Wide Web Scavenger Hunt

Note: this scavenger hunt was developed in 1995 and is no longer supported. It is still available at this site as a sample of the kind of activity that can be used to introduce students to navigation on the World Wide Web and the types of resources available on the Web.

This is a class activity which is designed to be both FUN and EDUCATIONAL (yes, both are possible at the same time!) Working with a partner, try to find the answers to these 10 questions. When you have found them, check them with your teacher. You will be able to find the answers to all of these questions within a few mouseclicks from your starting point--the LinguaCenter home page. By reading the LinguaCenter home page carefully and by following the blue links strategically, you will be able to answer these questions. Number a piece of paper from 1 to 10 to record your answers and good luck!

Useful Tip: If you are using Netscape, then under the "File" Menu, select "New Window" and move it to the right of your screen so that you can look at the questions while you are searching for the information--pretty handy, eh?

What is the World Wide Web and where was it developed?
What is Netscape? What does it do?
What is the fastest way to return to a Web Page you have already looked at during a Netscape session?
What are three ways that the World Wide Web can help you in your study of English?
What is Lycos?
What is the title of the article in the Time Magazine of January 16, 1995 that discusses 'stupid things you can do on the Internet'?
Which planet did the spacecraft Magellan enable scientists to research extensively?
What does President Clinton's cat, Socks, look like?
Is it possible to have lunch at the Palette Cafe of the Krannert Art Museum during Spring Break?
What are the names of five movies that Humphrey Bogart starred in?

Click here to go to the LinguaCenter home page to begin your scavenger hunt or better yet, if you're using Netscape, select "New Window" under the "File" menu to open a new window to work in!

comments should be emailed to dmills@uiuc.edu

A World Wide Web Scavenger Hunt

Useful Tip: If you are using Netscape, then under the "File" Menu, select "New Window" and move it to the right of your screen so that you can look at the questions while you are searching for the information--pretty handy, eh?

What is the World Wide Web and where was it developed?

What is Netscape? What does it do?

What is the fastest way to return to a Web Page you have already looked at during a Netscape session?

What are three ways that the World Wide Web can help you in your study of English?

What is Lycos?

What is the title of the article in the Time Magazine of January 16, 1995 that discusses 'stupid things you can do on the Internet'?

Which planet did the spacecraft Magellan enable scientists to research extensively?

What does President Clinton's cat, Socks, look like?

Is it possible to have lunch at the Palette Cafe of the Krannert Art Museum during Spring Break?

What are the names of five movies that Humphrey Bogart starred in?

Click here to go to the LinguaCenter home page to begin your scavenger hunt or better yet, if you're using Netscape, select "New Window" under the "File" menu to open a new window to work in!