Invite your class to try this Internet-based hunt, suitable for middle- and upper-graders. To begin, direct students to the interactive hunt at www.scholastic.com/cyberhuntkids
 
CYBERHUNT ANSWER GUIDE
1. 30 feet. 10 miles. Coconuts.
2. Football
3. Eleven on each team.
4. 90,185.
5. It is not a foul if the ball is touched unintentionally.
6. Brazil.
7. It is an acrobatic kick in which a player kicks the ball in mid-air backward and over his or her own head.
8. (Black) pentagons and (white) hexagons.
 
CYBERHUNT ACTIVITIES
Animated Soccer Skills
www.kidsfirstsoccer.com/index.html
Before heading out onto the field, invite your students to view mini-animations of soccer skills on this kid-focused site for adults.
 
Seal Soccer
http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/sealsoccer.html
Play a crazy, "seal" variation of soccer (the most-played sport by American kids, after basketball) with the rules found on this site.
 
US Youth Soccer Online
www.usysa.org/
Invite students to read the latest news on the sport, then download graphics and desktop wallpaper!
 
MORE SOCCER LINKS
US National Soccer Team
www.sams-army.com/
Contains US soccer news, plus information on national teams, professional and amateur organizations and soccer history.
 
SoccerSite
www.soccersite.com
A great resource for soccer information, including a special section for children, the "kids' corner."
 
 
Go to Kids' page

Dana Truby is the Senior Editor of Instructor. CyberHunt © 2003 Scholastic Inc.
 
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