Swan's Super Sleuths
Swan's Super Sleuths
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What is Swan's Super Sleuths?
This is a challenging and fun activity for any student who would like to do some investigative reporting! Students who participate will have the opportunity to do some virtual trekking across the world and discover many fun facts about people, places, creatures, and more!
Do YOU want to AMAZE your friends and family with your wide, worldly knowledge??
If so, then please read on...
Each time you answer a question correctly, you get a star from me!
When you answer your first question correctly, you'll become a DETECTIVE.
Use your investigative skills to work your way up to the SUPER SLEUTH qualification!
Detective: 1-17 Stars
Investigator: 18-34 Stars
Private Eye: 35-51 Stars
Secret Agent: 52-68 Stars
Super Sleuth: 69-96 Stars
Your Mission:
Choose any question from this page and research it using the website provided, in order to find the answer. Then, write down the number of the question and copy the question and answer in your Super Sleuth Notebook! Bring it to me, and I will give you a star for each correct answer! I will update the "Hall of Fame" when you qualify for a new ranking.
What is the Super Sleuth Notebook?
See Mrs. Swan to get your Super Sleuth Notebook!
When recording in your Notebook, please put the number of the question, copy the question, and then it's answer below. Keep it organized by skipping lines in between questions and using neat handwriting.
Be sure that you remember to bring it to Mrs. Swan regularly so that she can add stars to the numbered checklist in the front of your notebook so that you know which ones you've already completed!
What happens after you become a SUPER SLEUTH?
Now that your detective skills have been finely honed,
you're ready to begin scouting out new searches for your fellow sleuths to investigate!
*See Mrs. Swan to get the details of your new mission...should you choose to accept it.*
Good luck and have fun!
Click on the links below to take you to the section that you're interested in!
Please be aware that you are about to leave the Olathe District Schools Web site. We do not necessarily endorse these third-party Web sites and are not responsible for their accuracy or content.
Please email Mrs. Swan to report any broken links or to suggest new ones!
Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research....... |
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1. |
Name the 4 Olathe District student guiding principles. |
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2. |
Name the 7 continents. |
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3. |
Name 15 world countries. |
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4. |
Name 15 major world cities. |
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5. |
Name 15 types of dwellings. |
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6. |
Name 10 South American and Central American countries. |
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7. |
Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. |
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8. |
Name 10 countries in Europe. |
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9. |
Name 10 countries in Africa. |
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10. |
Name 10 major bodies of water. |
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11. |
Name 10 major world rivers. |
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12. |
Name 10 large deserts of the world. |
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13 . |
Name 10 large lakes in the North America. |
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14. |
Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges. |
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15. |
Name the 50 states in ABC order. |
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16. |
Write the names of the 50 states on a map. |
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17. |
Name the state capitals. |
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18. |
Name the 13 Colonies. |
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19. |
Name 10 Native American tribes. |
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20. |
Take the Kansas Symbols quiz. Name and draw your 5 favorite symbols. |
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21. |
Find out 5 nicknames for Kansas and write down how our state got that nickname. |
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22. |
Find out about a famous Kansan. Write down what you learned about him or her. |
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23. |
Name 8 explorers and what they are famous for. |
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24. |
Name 8 Civil War battlefields. |
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25. |
Name the 1 st - 20 th presidents in order. |
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26. |
Name the 21 st - Current Presidents in order. |
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27. |
List the 10 amendments (also known as the Bill of Rights.) |
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Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research....... |
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28. |
Name 15 kinds of fish. |
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29. |
Name 15 marine creatures. |
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30. |
Name 15 mammals. |
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31. |
Name 15 vertebrate animals. |
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32. |
Name 15 desert animals or wildlife. |
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33. |
Name 10 reptiles. |
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34. |
Name 10 dinosaurs. |
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35. |
Name 10 types of birds. |
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36. |
Name 10 rain forest birds or mammals. |
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37. |
List 10 deciduous trees. |
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38. |
Name 10 rocks or minerals. |
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39. |
Name 10 chemicals and their chemical symbols. |
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40. |
Name 10 constellations. |
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41. |
Name 10 organs in the human body. |
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42. |
Name 8 types of clouds. |
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43. |
Name 5 inventors and their inventions. |
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44. |
Name 5 human body systems |
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45. |
Name the stages of the water cycle. |
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46. |
Name the order of the colors in the rainbow. |
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47. |
Label the major bones of the skeleton. |
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48. |
Name the order of the planets in the solar system. |
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Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research....... |
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49. |
Write the definition of the word SLEUTH, the part of speech, and use it in a sentence. |
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50. |
Name 20 verbs. |
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51. |
Name 15 adjectives. |
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52. |
Name 15 adverbs. |
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53. |
Name 15 prepositions. |
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54. |
Name 10 common nouns & 10 proper nouns. |
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55. |
Name 10 famous authors and one book that they wrote. |
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56. |
Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, and onomatopoeia. |
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57. |
Count to 20 in Spanish, then write your numbers in Spanish. |
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58. |
Count to 20 in French, then write your numbers in French. |
Click "Écoutons" to listen to the numbers & then click "Répétons" |
59. |
Use sign language and "sign" the alphabet. Have a parent write a note in your notebook that you did it. |
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60. |
Score 100% on three spelling tests in a row! |
in class |
Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research....... |
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61. |
Draw the lines of symmetry for the capital letter alphabet. |
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62. |
Compute area of squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles. |
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63. |
Name the perfect square numbers up to 225. |
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64. |
Write in Roman numerals up to 100. |
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65. |
Name 5 famous mathematicians and their claim to fame. |
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66. |
Earn 100% on the area & perimeter of rectangles quiz. (see Mrs. Swan) |
Play "Shape Surveyor" to practice both Area & perimeter - under "Free Activities", click "Area" to watch a cool slide show |
67. |
List the square routes of these numbers: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, and 144 |
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68. |
Become a Math Wizard in addition on Mrs. Swan's Site |
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69. |
Become a Math Wizard in subtraction on Mrs. Swan's Site |
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70. |
Become a Math Wizard in multiplication on Mrs. Swan's Site |
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71. |
Become a Math Wizard in division on Mrs. Swan's Site |
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72. |
Use the glossary to write and define 15 money words. |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research....... |
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73. |
Take the Chocolate Trivia Quiz and write down 8 interesting facts that you learned. |
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74. |
Name one career for each letter of the alphabet. |
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75. |
Name the birthstones for each month. |
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76. |
Name 20 different modes of transportation. |
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77. |
Name 12 winter or summer Olympic events. |
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78. |
Name 10 instruments in a marching band. |
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79. |
Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra. |
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80. |
Learn about patents and trademarks. Pick a month and list 8 you find most interesting. |
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81. |
Choose 5 famous women and tell how they made a difference in the world today. |
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82. |
List 10 football teams and their cities. |
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83. |
List 10 basketball teams and their cities. |
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84. |
List 10 baseball teams and their cities. |
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85. |
List 10 soccer teams and their cities. |
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86. |
List 10 hockey teams and their cities. |
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87. |
Name 15 First Ladies. |
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Kid Created Questions |
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88. |
List all the prime numbers between 1 and 30. (By Elbert) |
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89. |
List the letters of the alphabet in alphabetical order in Morse code. (By Elbert) |
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90. |
List 15 types of sharks. (By Selina) |
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91. |
Name all the senses sharks have. (By George) |
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92. |
Name 10 Navy Planes. (By George) |
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93. |
Name 20 arctic animals and their populations. (By George) |
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94. |
Name 10 famous natural places and 10 human made places on Earth. (By George) |
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95. |
Name 20 wars of the United States (by George) |
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96. |
Choose 5 states and list their counties. (By George) |
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A special thanks goes to Mrs. Renz from Redmond, Oregon
for this fabulous idea.
We would also like to thank Mrs. Gold and her students for getting us started with their Kid Created Questions. We're excited to add to the list that you started for us!
