Monthly Theme: Arctic Animals - Internet Scavenger Hunt

Back when I was a classroom teacher I utilized a lot of Webquests, which at this point is a pretty antiquated term (something I realized after mentioning the idea of these to our club kids and receiving only blank stares in return). BUT, our kids do understand the idea of scavenger hunts and even more importantly they completely get the idea of using our tablets to locate relevant information (if not always understanding what relevant information is, thus the need for developing the skills used in searching for internet scavenger hunts). So, webquests have become internet scavenger hunts and suddenly our kids are totally psyched about starting them.

The first internet scavenger hunt we'll attempt is over Arctic Animals. I found the ideas for the questions through a printable over at Scholastic Teachables (which is totally worth the monthly fee, I promise!) but because of the fluid nature of the internet, unfortunately, many of the websites listed on their scavenger hunt were now defunct so I have adapted some of their questions and added a few of my own along with updating the websites used to find the answers.

I made a simple printable answer form for our kids and had them access the questions along with the links on a google docs page. You could definitely do this where each group had to add their answers to a working google document, but I honestly didn't want to have to go back between groups and clear out previous answers.

If you would like to do a similar scavenger hunt with your kids, here are the questions that we used, along with the links where you can find the appropriate information. 

1. How much does a musk ox weigh?
Find the answer at National Geographic

2. Is arctic fox fur warmer than polar bear fur?
Find the answer at Athropolis

3. What swimming stroke does the polar bear use?
Find the answer at Polar Bear World

4.What color is an arctic hare in summer?
Find the answer at the Virtual Museum

5. How do seals move on land?
Find the answer at Naturally Scottish

6. When do Snowy Owls hunt?

Find the answer at National Geographic Kids

7. What is the beluga whale's nickname?

Find the answer at Sea World

8. What is a walrus tusk made of?
Find the answer at Live Science

Have you tried doing internet scavenger hunts with your kids? Do you have a special protocol in place for allowing kids to use technology in your club spaces? Let me know!

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