Museum Mania
World Wide Web Treasure Hunt

*Clue #1 click here and go to US Department of Commerce - What is an El Niño?
Most of us have experienced the effects of El Niño.
On this page you will also find information about a  La Niña.   
When we are talking about weather, what is the meaning of a La Niña?

  A little girl
  High pressure
   Bad storms
   High winds
  Cold water in the Pacific Ocean
  A draught
  Snow that doesn't stop
  A new dance

*Clue #2
What would a treasure hunt be without gold? Click here to find some gold.
James W. Marshall discovered gold in California, but who was the San Francisco merchant and "master of hype" who gave the gold rush a needed boost?


S-- B------(Spelling must be correct!)

*Clue #3 Go to The Nova page on the Stone Giants of Easter Island
What did the islanders call these statues?

(4 letters, starts with M)

I really enjoyed reading about Easter Island and finding out more about the island and its people. I think that you will find it interesting too.

*Clue #4
We're going to find a page full of search engines.
Click on the CpaTeam.com search engine page.
All search engines are NOT created equal! If you're new to the Internet, this is a great place to learn how search engines work. Take the tutorial offered!
(Be sure and bookmark this page, its got them all!)

In the 5th column, find the 'mother' of all search engines. Which search engine would that be?

(5 letters, starts with M)

*Clue #5
Read about Black Holes
The point at the center of a black hole is called a:

Yellow hole
Shrinking violet
Singularity
Neutron
Belly Button


*Clue #6
We're going to make a school photo frame from recycled items at Making Friends.com .
How many different school items are glued to the frame?
From what is the frame made?  
What is shown inside the frame?
 

*Clue #7 (The final question to answer) Go to Museum Mania library book page
Dewee Decimal is a caterpillar, but what does he think he is?

Butterfly
Moth
Hippopotamus
Book Worm
Giraffe