The Kermit Challenge Search Strategy: Find the URL of a Web Page where you can find this picture of Kermit and hear what he is saying

updated 3.5.2012

• Difficulty Rating: Novice

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 3, emphasis on Search Strategy

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6

The Pump Price Challenge Between 1918 and 2011, what year did Americans pay the least for a gallon of gas at the pump?

updated 3.5.2012

• Difficulty Rating: Intermediate

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 3, emphasis on Nyms

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6

The Lego Builder's Challenge: Search Strategy: In 2003, Legoland announced a national search for model builders for its California theme park. Who got the job?

updated 3.7.2012

• Difficulty Rating: Intermediate (updated March 2012)

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 3, emphasis on Search Strategy

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6

The Soccer Subject Directory Challenge Searching Subject Directories: Find the url of a website that displays the results of soccer matches between International clubs prior to 1888

updated 3.7.2012

• Difficulty Rating: Intermediate

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 2, emphasis on Subject Directory

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6

The Slinky Challenge Find the name of the Commander of the NASA mission that first took Slinky into space.

updated 3.13.2012

• Difficulty Rating: Novice to Intermediate

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 3

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6

The Poetry Challenge Searching with Operators: Find the name of the poet whose poem begins with the line: This is about no rain in particular

• Improvements to search engines have made "" operators unnecessary. It's a good example of how search engines have changed.
• This Challenge has no rated and no competencies are listed because a literal search now returns a correct answer

Reno Air Races: What airplane finished the Sport Qualifying race in Second place at the Reno Air Races, September 11, 2002? This one can be solved only by figuring out who might know the answer.

• Difficulty Rating: Intermediate

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 2, emphasis on Databases

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6

Batman: The Ride: Roller Coasters: How many roller coasters named "Batman: The Ride" are located outside the United States? This can only be solved by figuring out who might know the answer.

• Difficulty Rating: Intermediate

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 2, emphasis on Databases

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6

EarthQuake Toy Challenge: What toy models a construction principle that can reduce damage from earthquakes? This nyms challenge requires knowing what concepts in the original question are important.

• Difficulty Rating: Intermediate

• Full Circle Competencies : Locate 1, Locate 3, emphasis on Nyms

• ISTE NETS: 3, 5, 6