Amber Science Search Activity

Help File Explaining Scribes Online Book and CyberJourney Series

Amber Science Search Book Activities

The CyberFriends made an amber necklace the "missing item" in their mystery. While researching online they found many interesting facts about amber.

To practice your research skills, see if you can find the same facts ( and possibly more) that they found about amber.

Permission granted for use
from Mr. Doug Lundberg

The CyberFriends started their search using Ask Jeeves. What keywords would you use to search for these questions that the Cyberfriends asked? The words written in red are the ones the Cyberfriends used. See if you can find the facts they did.

Transfer the information you find to your notebook, BYTEStorms or BYTEPlans.

Some Science ideas to search:

What plants and animals are scientists finding encased in amber? (Hint: use a boolean search and look for the "Amber Room")
How does the amber preserve these fossils?
Why are these archeological finds so important?
What were some of the most interesting animals and insects found in the resin?

Return to Chapter 5 in the "Scribes Online" book to see how the CyberFriends used these facts in their story.

Return to Chapter 4 Activities