Let’s Practice!

Open your answer sheet (MS Word or Adobe PDF) and let’s learn more about the adventures of Jamie and Claudia.

Find a picture of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and place it in your word processor document. To get there from the main page, follow the path Arts and Entertainment: Art: Museums and Galleries.
http://www.yahooligans.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Art/Museums_and_Galleries/
While you’re at the Met, visit the Arms and Armor collection and select a piece of armor that Claudia and Jamie might have seen in the museum. Add it to your file and type any important information that describes it.
http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=4
Find a picture of Michelangelo and add it to your file. Type his full name below the picture. You’ll find sites on this artist in the Yahooligans! category Arts and Entertainment: Art: Artists: Buonarroti, Michelangelo.
http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html
Michelangelo’s statue played an important role. Find a picture of a Michelangelo statue and paste it in your file. Type the name of the statue, too. Hint: Return to the category listed in the question above.
http://www.thais.it/scultura/scultura.htm
Where is the Angel statue? I think this is a frequently asked question, don’t you? Visit the From The Mixed-Up Files Yahooligans! Big Picture page and look for the Related Web Sites. Summarize the information you find and answer in complete sentences in your file.
http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Yahooligans/mixedupfiles
Claudia left her violin case in a sarcophagus without a lid. Find a picture of a mummy or Egyptian sarcophagus and paste it in your file. Label what it is. Look in the Yahooligans! Around the World: Countries: Egypt: History category for related sites.
http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/Countries/Egypt/History/
The Sistine Chapel was the most challenging work of Michelangelo’s life. How long did he take to paint it and where is it? Type your answers. Execute a keyword search for "Sistine" to find your information. Then choose a picture of the Sistine Chapel and add it to your file.
http://www.science.wayne.edu/~mcogan/Humanities/Sistine/index.html
Jamie earned his traveling money by cheating at the card game War. Find a Web site that has the rules for playing War and add the rules to your file. Start at the Yahooligans! Sports and Recreation: Games category. Look for a Card Games link. http://www.pagat.com/
Claudia chose to visit New York City. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Write two reasons why in your file and add a picture.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/dest.htm
Read the descriptions of Jamie and Claudia written by students at this web site:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/rdg/kidviews/grade6/mixedup.html. What are two things you might add to their descriptions of the children? Add your descriptions to your file.