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Yellow Fever Scavenger Hunt Adapted from: Kathy Beck, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Troutman Middle School

1. In the opening chapter, Matilda's clothing is described. It is different from the clothes we wear today. List 4 articles of clothing worn in the 18th century that we no longer regularly wear. (Hint- Anatomy of a Dress or Suit Glossary will help you).

2. Yellow Fever is still a serious health risk today. What percentage of victims die today?

3. List two preventative actions that can be taken to control outbreaks of yellow fever?

4. Poor Matilda. She is annoyed by an abundance of rules of behavior. So was George Washington. He had to write down all 110! Read number 5. Does it still apply today? Yes or no? 4b. Find one rule on the list that does NOT apply today.

5. Use the Botanical.com site to learn about the medicines prescribed in the story.

What part of the Jalap plant was used as medicine?

What part of the camomile?

What does it smell like?

What part of myrrh? (myrrh baths)

6. Dr. Benjamin Rush was an important figure in American history. List three facts about him.

7. What was this epidemic that struck the city of Philadelphia?

When did it occur?

How many died?

Name one other illness that has grown to an epidemic in Philadelphia.

8. Did free blacks help the sick as described in the story?

8b. How did some whites behave [|after the][|crisis passed]?

9. Look at Extracts from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker. What are people saying is the cause of the fever?

10. Look at Modern Voices: John Edgar Wideman. Wideman is an author and discusses what people did to keep the fever out of their homes. List two of them.

Dictator Project: Webpath Express: Go to www.ricat.net, click on Park View, click on catalog, click on Webpath Express on left biography.com www.worldbookonline.com, click on Student http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cran76793 Password is cran_log

Dictators: Idi Amin Amin Biography Amin Biography (Obituary)

Adolf Hitler Hitler Biography Hitler Biography

Benito Mussolini [|Mussolini Biography] Mussolini Biography

Hugo Chavez Chavez Biography Chavez Biography

Omar Al-Bashir [|Al-Bashir Biography] Al-Bashir Biography

Joseph Stalin [|Stalin Biography] Stalin Biography

Pol Pat Pol Pot Biography [|Pol Pot Biography]

Saddam Hussein Hussein Biography Hussein Biography

Robert Mugabe Mugabe Biography Mugabe Biography

Kim Jon-il Jon-il Biography Jon-il Biography

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ahmadinejad Biography Ahmadinejad Biography

Bashar al-Assad al-Assad Biography al-Assad Biography

Francois Duvalier Duvalier Biography Duvalier Biography

Mao Tse-Tung Tse-Tung Biography Tse-Tung Biography

Places to go for information for Latin America Project (these are the ONLY resources you will need!)

Online.culturegrams.com Username: rilinkcgrams Password: cgrams www.worldbookonline.com, click on Student http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cran76793 Password is cran_log

Places to go for information on Aztec, Inca, Maya

Starting point: www.worldbookonline.com, click on World Book Student www.ricat.net, click on Park View, click on catalog, click on Webpath Express, type in your search term http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cran76793 Password is cran_log

Aztec, Inca and Maya: http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/index.html <--- GREAT site http://www.multcolib.org/homework/anchsthc.html http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/entertainment/pre-columbian-art-architecture-the-cultures-central-america.html

Olmec: Start with Infotrac- LOTS of information http://library.thinkquest.org/18778/olmec.htm http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0273-olmecs.php http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/southamerica/before1500/history/olmec.htm http://www.discoverymexico.com/guides/history-olmec-civilization.aspx

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