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INTERNET LESSON

Objective:

At the end of this assignment, the participant will be able to:
    --Use the World Wide Web to access servers in the United States and at least one foreign country.
    --Locate the difference(s) between the World Wide Web and the Internet.
    --Locate the difference(s) between a search engine and a meta search engine.
    --Use Boolean search techniques when executing a search in a search engine or meta search engine.

Challenge # 1: Internet vs. WWW

Using the World Wide Web, make a visit to the Louvre in Paris and go see a work of art in the "Famous Painting" exhibit--this exhibit is located on the second floor. Use http://www.smartweb.fr/louvre/b/index1.htm to access the site.
ToDo 1) Click on any room in the second floor and describe/record the following information in a microsoft word document:
*What is the name of the painting?
*What is the name of the painter?
*What year/century was the painting painted?
*Briefly describe the painting--what do you see?
2) Find a painting or sculpture from each floor and record the area of origin. You have four different parts to do here (four different floors). . .give me the name of the painting or sculpture and where it originated from.

Challenge # 2: Search Engine vs. Meta Search Engine

The Gutenberg Project is dedicated to preserving books (Whole Books!/Actual Text) online for study and universal access. Use the World Wide Web to access http://www.gutenberg.net/nl/9905.html to gain access to the project listings.
ToDo:--List five books available online (access the above link and click index to see a list of available books).
--Find two other sources where online books are available. Provide a brief description of the types of books available and provide the web address where you can find these books. Try this search engine--http://www.snap.com/--search for etext.
--Describe three benefits of having books online.
--Define what etext is.

Challenge # 3: Advanced Search Techniques

Use the Liftoff to Space Exploration Web Server to find how to become an astronaut. Start at http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov. This assignment will take some time. . .search the listings in this site to find the following information:
ToDo--Locate three things you can do in order to be better qualified to become an astronaut (access the above link, click on human journey, click on index, and find the information regarding how to become and astronaut).
--Explain the different types of astronaut duties (access the above link, and click on Nasa Kids--from here you will need to search diligently to be able to find the different astronaut assignments).
Complete this challenge (find the answer to the following question):
--Where does the sky end and space begin?

Challenge # 4: At the House of Representatives

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Use the World Wide Web to visit the House of Representatives to see what currently is happening in Washington, DC. Start with http://thomas.loc.gov. Select the menus: "House Directories," "Senate Directories," and "Most Recent Issue" to answer the following questions:
ToDo--Discover one issue that is new in the House of Representatives.
--Find out who your Congressmen and Congresswomen are (remember, the congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Maine has two senators and two representatives).

For this assignment, it is acceptable to refer to your citation in the following manner: The above information was obtained from http://thomas.loc.gov

Challenge # 5: Russian Current Events

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Use the World Wide Web to view a Russian newspaper, "St. Petersburg Times," to find out what is happening in Russia. Go to The St. Petersburg Times."
ToDo--Locate and summarize a current article in the newspaper.
--Locate an article in a U.S. newspaper about the same event--go to the New York Times >>Challenge...find and article about the same piece of information in a Maine Newspaper.

For this assignment, you must cite your sources using the ELECTRONIC FILE ON WWW: format.

Challenge # 6: Weather

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Take a view above the earth to see images from a satellite. See how the different images help to predict what the weather will be. Use the World Wide Web address http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/images.html.
ToDo--Locate and compare the satellite views--use a view with QuickTime translation. Try to predict what tomorrow's weather will be like in the area of the country where we live.
--Compare your prediction with the actual forecast from the National Weather Service at http://www.princeton.edu/Webweather/ww.html.

For this assignment, it is acceptable to refer to your citation in the following manner: The above information was obtained from http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/images.html and http://www.princeton.edu/Webweather/ww.html.

When you are finished save a copy of your work to your disk as>>Internet(first initial)(last initial).