Mrs. Milov's Florida Hunt Class

Florida Scavenger Hunt

FLORIDA: The Sunshine State

Due: May 3, 2021

Ready Set Hunt

My class will take part in an exciting Florida

Scavenger Hunt! The goal is to collect as many items as possible. Then

proudly display them in a scrapbook or powerpoint presentation (your choice). Each item has a designated point value. A total of 85 pts are available. Some of these items are easy to

find. Others may require a little extra effort.Scrapbook creativity is

very important and can add up to 15 points alone. This will be a generous portion of your SS grade for 4th quarter!

2 pts each (16 items)

*Picture or colored drawing of the leaf from our state tree.

*Picture or drawing of our state bird.

*Article about Florida's present population

*Article about that lists the record high and low temperatures in Florida

*Logo from three sports teams any city in Florida

*An article about a natural disaster that took place in our state

*Colored drawing or picture of the Florida state flag

*Map of Florida

*Map of Davie/Ft. Lauderdale

*A picture of your school and you with a former teacher

*A picture of your house

*Two headings from the Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald, or any other Florida Newspaper

*List of current state officials (Governor, Lt. Governor, and Secretary of State)

*List 5 Florida rivers and write a sentence about each

*Write the names and works of 5 Florida authors

*Write a paragraph/give information about your favorite Florida theme park

3pts. each (1 item)

*Write a paragraph on how Florida got its name, who thought it up, and why we decided to use it.

5 pts each (10 items)

*Photo of you in front of the local fire station or fire truck

*Photo of you taking a selfie in front of a local City Hall

*Photo of you with your current 4th grade teacher

*Photo of you in front of any business in Davie (or your town). Please include business card.

*Write a paragraph about the importance of the Everglades in Florida

*Autograph from any local government official (ex: mayor)

*A brochure of a Florida State Park you visited with a picture of you having fun there. (ex: Everglades Park)

*Draw or download a picture of the state capital and write four historical fact about the building. You may include a picture of you in front of the capital if you don't mind driving eight hours to get there.

*Photo of you reading at your local library

*Photo of you pointing to a famous building/structure in Florida

Points available from scavenger hunt: 85

Points available for creativity: 15

Total possible points: 100

**A valuable tip:

"Put first things first and PLAN with the end in mind."

Please work on this project throughout the year. This is NOT something that can be put together in a weekend