Quick Facts Webquest
March 2nd, 2009List at least three of Cleveland’s natural resources:
- Look in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
List at least three Cleveland landmarks:
- Look at Modern Cleveland.
List at least three people in Cleveland’s City Government. Also list their responsibilities or jobs:
- Look at the official City of Cleveland website. Click on any heading in the center of the page to find city council members, municipal judges, cabinet members, and more. Can you find the mayor’s name on this page, too?
List at least three important scientists and what they are famous for:
- Which Cleveland scientist was part of the team who discovered the skeleton of “Lucy,” one of our most ancient, pre-human ancestors?
- Which Cleveland scientist received the first Nobel Prize ever awarded to an American scientist, for an important physics experiment he helped to conduct at Case Western Reserve University?
- Which Cleveland inventor designed a gas mask that helped save lives during a disaster under Lake Erie?
List at least three historical changes in Cleveland:
- Take your pick from Positively Cleveland’s timeline of our history.
Describe the life cycle of one animal. Draw a diagram of that cycle.
- Visit Kidzone for some quick facts. Click on individual worksheets for more details.
List all of the parts of a map:
- Some maps have a few different parts and some maps have many different parts. For some of the most common parts, look at the geography section of about.com. Names of parts are underlined or bold.
Describe some of the rights and responsibilities of a United States citizen:
- Look at Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government.
What is motion?
- For this answer, we’re looking for the definition of motion that’s used in science. Look at the first definition on dictionary.com.
List four landforms in Cleveland:
- Use the map key at cuyahogavalley.net to identify several different types of landforms that are present in or near Cleveland.
Name some ways that the land in Cleveland has changed since it was first settled.
- What happened to the Cuyahoga River in 1825?
- When excess mud was dredged from the bottom of Lake Erie, it used to be disposed of here. Now this spot is being allowed to turn into a natural habitat for many kinds of birds and wildlife. Name the spot.
- The site where Cleveland’s earliest permanent settlers built their cabins was swampy and filled with mosquitoes. After drainage was improved, it became a center of industry. Name the site.
- A canal that ended in Cleveland made it possible for the city to become an important shipping center. Name the canal.
Describe the cycle of the formation of rocks.
- Look at rocksandminerals.com. Name the three types of rocks and tell how they are formed.
Draw a picture showing the formation of rocks.