NC Wise Owl Exploration Assignment

Please go to www.ncwiseowl.org to explore and answer the following questions. You may copy these questions into a Google Doc and share with Ms. Jordan. ALL of the answers should be found on NC Wise Owl.

1. What is the user name and password needed for most of NC Wise Owls resources?

2. I want to be able to practice taking the ACT or SAT, and find out what I'm good at for a career. List the steps to find the location of such a resource on NC Wise Owl.

3. Using the best resource available, find and record one thing that happened on March 1 in history today.

4. Find a primary resource for the Lincoln-Douglas debate #7. List the steps to finding this information. How did Stephen Douglas criticize Lincoln? What were Lincolns' comments regarding the Declaration of Independence?

5. Where can I find resources without copyright restrictions? What kind of resources are there? How did you get there?

6. One of the English as a Second Language students (ESL) needs to find information on Frida Kahlo in Spanish. Where is the best place to look?

7. I need to read a critical essay on Writings from Communist Romania. List the steps to finding such a resource.

8. Mrs. Wallace needs a newspaper article from The Wall Street Journal from August 2009 about Moammar Gadhafi. What is the best way to find it? List the steps.

9. What do you believe is the most useful resource on NC Wise Owl for high school students?

10. Mr. Lavender needs to repair a 1973 Chevy Camaro to pristine condition. How can NC Wise Owl help? List the Engine types, liters, fuel delivery and fuel for the different things listed.