This scavenger hunt is a great way of familiarizing yourself with the workings of the World Wide Web. The answers to the following questions can be found by visiting some of the web sites that I've included in the Links section of the Physics front page. For this exercise, don't use that button (in the toolbar at the left) since it will open up the links in the same area as the scavenger hunt questions. You might want to print out this page before you start. To do this, just click in this part of the page to select it, then click File/Print Frame. When you're ready to start, click on this image:
Each colored & underlined word or group of words is a link to another web site that might contain the information you need. To visit a site, just right-click (click with the right button) on the name of a site and then choose Open In A New Window from the menu that pops up. Examine the site, looking for clues about how to find the required information. When you find an answer, type it in the appropriate boxes below. (You can also copy and paste it.)

Use the task bar or "alt-tab" to go back and forth between the links page and the question list.

When you are finished and satisfied with your answers hit the Submit Your Answers button on the bottom and it will email me your answers. Don't panic about the encryption message that pops up.

Before you get started, please tell me a little about yourself.

What school are you from?

Who is your facilitator?

What state are you from?

Who is filling this out?

On May 19 - 29, 1996 NASA orbited a space shuttle that released an Inflatable antenna.

What STS number was given to this mission?
Who were the crew members on this mission?

I note from the NASA launch schedule that there was an important launch on September 8, 1996.

What's the number of the new GE satellite that rode on the Atlas IIa satellite?
(This is one of the satellites we use to beam me up.)

You enter the "exhibition" at the "ocean planet." After doing some "reflections" you decide to "locate yourself on the map." You find that your latitude is 65.604057219206638.

Which state must you live in? (Not your real state, the one that matches the latitude.)

Of course you can't go back home without buying something for your aunt Maggie, but I think they're asking a bit much for an umbrella even if it is "crafted in translucent lightweight 100% polyester, with wooden shaft and tips." Now if you were a member….

How much does the umbrella cost non-members? $

The Learning Studio at the Exploratorium looks like a nice place to visit, but I got a bit queasy when they asked me to "make the first incision where the sclera meets the cornea" in step # _____. I should have known when I had to click on all those icons.

Which step did me in?
Where did you find it? http://

What percentage of a Twinkie snack cake is air?

(What? Your mother never let you play with your food?)

Hopefully, in your searches above you noticed some irresistible items that you really wanted to stop and check out. Now might be a good time to do that.

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! (along with a lot of totally crazy stuff.)

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