RESEARCH FOR
DAY I WAS BORN
Viking Name:
Type in your name on the following web site:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/runes.html
Save each character of your name in your students. Make sure to number each letter so you can put them in the correct order.
Day you were born info:
Go to the following
web site. Type in your date and
then click on Quick Page.
http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/
Click
on the Printable Version button and then print. You will use the information on this page for many areas.
Time Magazine Cover
Go to the following web site and choose the year that you were born. Then find the cover from the week you were born and save it to your students folder.
http://www.time.com/time/coversearch/
Go to one of the following web sites
and write down the meaning of your name
Baby
Names: http://www.babynames.com/V5/
Baby Names World: http://www.babynamesworld.com
Shared Birthdays
Using
the following web sites find famous people who share your birthday. Write down their name and what they
did.
Famous Birthdays:
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/
Celebrity Birthday:
http://www.fun4birthdays.com/birthday/
AuthorŐs
Birthdays:
http://www.geebungss.qld.edu.au/birthdays.htm
Rock
n Roll Birthdays:
http://www.classicrock.about.com/library/misc/blbirthday.htm
Historical
Events on your Birthday:
Use
the following web sites to find Historical events that happened on your
birthday.
This
Day in History: http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/
How old
you are you today.
Use
the following web site to find out how old you are today.
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
Only
enter circled areas:
