Exercise Your Keywords and Phases on the Internet

Students use the website on the bulletin board in the classroom to find the answers to the following question. You may also google a list of search engine to help you with you search. Remember this is due before you leave. Turn in all your work to the substitute.

1. What is the address of FedEx Field? (where the Redskins play)


2. K-9 refers to a dog. K-6 refers to what?


3. Who Invented Velcro?


4. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol; what does FTP stand for?


5. Who is the youngest NFL player ever?


6. Your dog has Addison’s disease. What is it and what treatment is available?


7. How many bones are there in the human foot?


8. What is Trey Songz’s real name?


9. What is the lifespan of an average house fly?


10. Who invented the first steam engine and in what year?


11. What is the rapper Bow Wow’s real name?


12. Name the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White.


13. What are the top 3 movies at the box office this week?


14. How many states begin with the letter C? Name them.


15. What is the drug Reminyl used to treat?


16. How many students are enrolled in Prince George’s County Public Schools?


17. Who invented Facebook? What year?


18. What is the average annual salary of an architect?


19. Who is the Lt. Governor of Maryland?


20. What does HTTPS stands for?


21. Who was the 21st President?


22. Who is the voice of Elmo?


23. Who is the new Prince George’s County Executive?


24. What’s the distance (miles) from Capitol Heights, Maryland to Los Angeles, California?

First Assignment

Welcome to the new school year. By now you should be very familiar and comfortable using Technology. Remember to practice typing everyday.

Poetry Project
America: The Beautiful

One of your Technology Projects for this Quarter is to write an original poem. The theme for our poem is America: The Beautiful. The poem must be typed using Microsoft Word in the computer lab. After it has been completed, graded and approved by the teacher, it will be displayed in the hallway. The poem must reflect curriculum guidelines, be free of errors, and it must be your original work.

Elements of the poem must include:
· Page Border: in color and must represent poem’s theme
· Heading: Name, date, class, teacher’s name as shown above, correct punctuation, spelling and grammar
· Title: Large font, print in bold, one line, and/or in wordart. The title / subject of the poem must represent our theme: America: The Beautiful.
· Body of poem should not to exceed one page, must be at least 16 lines, and must be centered.
· Clipart: must represent topic or subject of poem
· The poem must be one page.
· Readable print- not too fancy.
· Color choice is important
· Do not use all Caps!
· You will be graded on originality, creativity, grammar and each element listed above.

Poetry Project is Due October 8, 2010. You may finish and turn in your project before the due date.