Assignment 3

Please send the assignment and extra credit in one email to hol.mifm @ gmail.com (without the spaces). Your subject should be "MIFM - HW3 - HOL NAME" (and you fill in your HOL NAME!).

Please include your HOL NAME and HOUSE in the body of your email.

Due date is November 30th at 11:59pm HOL time.

If you rely on assistive technology or have any other needs that should be taken into account, please contact me at the class email.

Below are a variety of opportunities for you to earn points. You may choose which you do; remember that I can award a maximum of 60 points per assignment.

Homework 3

Multiple choice (2 points each - 10 points total)

1. The Viego was a Spanish trading vessel that disappeared in

a) 1880

b) 1868

c) 1860

d) 1886

2. Who gave the name the Bermuda Triangle to this area of water?

a) Queen Elizabeth

b) The captain of the Pickering

c) Juan de Bermudez

d) Vincent Gaddis

3. In the 20th century, more than ______ disappearances have been recorded.

a) 30

b) 100

c) 500

d) 1300

4. The oceanic gas that Muggle scientists think may be the cause of the Bermuda Triangle is called

a) methane hydrate

b) hydrogen peroxide

c) ammonium nitrate

d) methane nitrate

5. Which of the following is not a mentioned theory (in the lesson) on the Bermuda Triangle?

a) oceanic gases

b) malfunctioning portkey

c) island with dragons

d) storm drain

True or False (1 point each - 4 points total)

State whether the following sentences are true or false. If they are false, then please correct them.

1. Everyone loved the provisioning base on the islands found by Juan de Bermudez.

2. According to Muggle scientists, when a plane came into contact with the rising gases from the ocean its propeller would catch on fire and the plane would explode.

3. We know that there are currently 50 dragons on the unplotted island in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle.

4. According to one theory, the Bermuda Triangle was a crossroad for disapparating and apparating wizards.

Fill in the Blanks (1 point per blank - 12 points total)

1. The location of the Bermuda Triangle, generally speaking, we are looking at an area of _______ with _______, _______ and _________ at its points.

2. In December of _______, a Douglas DC3 disappeared between Puerto Rico and _____. The pilot had transmitted, "We are approaching the airport. We see the lights of Miami. All is well. Awaiting instructions for landing." The control tower of Miami never heard back from the DC3, and it was never found, despite having disappeared close to the ____ where the water depth is no more than ____ metres!

3. Muggles have attempted to explain the disappearances in the Triangle for years; everything from ______, ______, or other _______, weapons or machines from _______.

Short Answer (4 points)

1. Pick one of the following names for the Bermuda Triangle, and write a brief summary (4-5 sentences) on how you think it got that name.

The Devil's Triangle, Limbs of the Lost, Sea of Confusion, Zone of Twilight, Port of the Lost Ships

Essay Option (30 points)

Do you have another theory about what causes the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle? Write 250 words on either your own theory, or a Muggle theory that you've heard that you like.

Art Option (30 points)

Draw or create a graphic of one of the Bermuda Triangle theories presented in the lesson. Or illustrate the fate of one of the ships that disappeared. Please upload any images to a hosting site, such as Photobucket, and send in the link.

Wordsearch Option (30 points)

Due to time and length restraints in the lesson, I was unable to list a lot of the recorded disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. An opportunity for more points is a word search, in which the 30 words you have to find are names of ships and planes that have disappeared. And even still we've only just touched on the list of vanished vessels. 1 point for each word you find. Please upload the completed wordsearch on a site like imgur and send me the url. NO ATTACHMENTS PLEASE!!

Jigsaw Puzzle (20 points)

Solve this jigsaw puzzle, and send a link to your screencap (saved in Photobucket, PostImage or a similar site). Include the time it took to solve and the number of pieces of the puzzle in your screencap.

Click here for the puzzle.