Exploring the World Wide Web
using Netscape


The World Wide Web (WWW) is part of the Internet. WWW sites (or pages) are full of useful information and are easy to access using a program such as Netscape. Itıs like having access to a really neat, up-to-date library that is as big as the world. To use the WWW, you need to know how to point and click (and, of course, what to point at). 

To start Netscape...

* Find the Netscape icon and double click it.

Helpful Hints for Web Browsing

Every WWW page has an URL (an address that uses the format of the Uniform Resource Locator). The URL for the CSUDH home page (starting place) looks like this: 	http://www.csudh.edu      (http refers to the kind of program used to create the display, www means that it is part of the World Wide Web, csudh.edu is our university).

You can go to a place (an URL) on the WWW in several ways.

* Click on text shown in color (usually blue or purple). Clicking on such links takes you directly to another page (and maybe around the world!).

* In the program called Netscape, you can use the File menu to choose Open Location or click on the Open button, and type in an URL (it will probably start with http:// and have the computer address for a university, company, or organization).

* You can click the buttons at the top of the screen (e.g., Back, Forward, Home) to move to places you have already been.

* You can also search, if you know some words that describe what you want to find. To begin a search, click on the Net Search button above the page display. Type descriptive words in the box that appears. Click on the word Search or press ENTER. You may also open one of the following locations: 
	http://www.yahoo.com			http://www.hotbot.com
	http://www.altavista.digital.com	http://www.lycos.com

If the display is too long to fit on the screen, click on the up and down arrows of the scroll bar (gray area at the right of the screen). This moves the display up and down.

Science and Math Scavenger Hunt Instructions

Using the searching capabilities of Netscape, find the answers to all questions below. In order to receive credit, you must include the URL where you found the answer.
Work in teams of two. 

Example

What is the full name of the person who invented the Celsius temperature scale?

a. Click on the Net Search button. This will take you to a search engine (a large collection/database of WWW addresses). Note: If you are already at Yahoo, you will not need to do this.
b. Pick out the most important words (key words) in the question. In this case, Celsius is the main word we want to find.
c. Type the key words or words into the white box on the screen. You may need to click inside the box first.
d. Press RETURN or click on a button that says Search (or something similar). The search engine will look for places that match your word(s).
e. You should see a list of places that contain your key word(s). Click on any of the places to see if it has the answer. Remember to use the up and down arrows to see more of the list.
f. If one place doesnıt have the answer, click on the Back button and try another place.
g. When you find the answer, write down the place you found it (URL). It will appear in a box near the top of the screen. It will probably start with http://. Also write down the answer to the question.

			URL:
			answer:


Helpful Hints

* If you have trouble finding the answer to one of the questions, go on to another question.

* If you want to try a different search engine that has more information, do this:

	a. Click on the Open button.
	b. Type one of these addresses into the box and press RETURN.
		http://www.altavista.digital.com
		http://www.hotbot.com
		http://www.yahoo.com
		http://www.lycos.com

Names of team members: _________________________________

Science and Math Scavenger Hunt

1. What is the weather forecast for Los Angeles tomorrow?

	URL:
	answer:


2. What will be the name of the 6th hurricane in the Atlantic this year? Hint: It will start with F.

	URL:
	answer:

3. Where do HappyFace spiders live? Why do they call them HappyFace spiders?
Hint: Use the search engine at http://www.lycos.com

	URL:
	answer:



4. What disaster happened in Sanriku, Japan in 1896?

	URL:
	answer:	


5. When was the most recent sighting of the Loch Ness monster?

	URL:
	answer:


6. What is the 30th digit of pi (ĵ) (after the decimal point)?

	URL:
	answer: 

7. What is the temperature in Antarctica right now?

	URL:
	answer:


8. Are there any endangered species in California? If there are, list at least two.

	URL:
	answer:


9. A tidal wave hit Hawaii in 1975. What was the date and how high was the highest wave?

	URL:
	answer:


10. What was the magnitude, time and date of the most recent recorded earthquake of 3.0 or more on the west coast of the U.S. (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California)?

	URL:
	answer:


11. Where do Monarch butterflies go for the winter?

	URL:
	answer:

12. What kind of whales do they hunt in Norway? 

	URL:
	answer:


13. At what university did Dr. Peter Desberg get his doctoral degree (PhD)? What year?

	URL:
	answer:

14. How many cans of Pepsi are in the MIT Swiss coke machine?

	URL:
	answer:

Researching Black History 
on the World Wide Web

If necessary, start the Netscape program before completing this activity.

Activity 1 - A field trip to a Black History Museum

* Choose Open Location from the File menu (click on File, then on Open Location).
* When the white box appears, type the URL (address) below and press ENTER. Type VERY carefully!
				http://www.afroam.org/history/history.html
* When you get to the museum, look around at some of the exhibits. You will need at least one of its resources to answer a scavenger hunt question.
{In a real class activity, discussion questions would appear here.}

Activity 2 - A scavenger hunt

Try to answer all of the questions below. You will be using search engines (programs that use key words that help you find information).

* To begin a search, click on the Net Search button above the page display.
* Type key words in the box that appears.
* Click on the word Search or press ENTER.

1. How many Scottsboro Boys were there and what happened to them?
(Hint: Look in the museum for the answer.)




2. What did Cool Papa Bell play?



3. Name two books written by Frederick Douglass.




4. Where is Catonsville and what is its significance in Black History?