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Grade 5  
Unit 5: Bright Ideas
The Riddle
by Adele Vernon

Internet Connection Activity
History of Gold    Cross Curricular
Facts About Gold
Connect to this link:
http://www.goldinstitute.org/


  1. Click on Facts About Gold. Read about the properties of the metal and describe/summarize one of these properties.

  2. Click on Gold Uses. Find out why gold is used in such a variety of products and procedures. Name and describe three products that contain gold.

  3. Click on Medicine and Health. Read the page and list three ways in which the use of gold has contributed to modern medicine.

Akan and Asante History and the Gold Trade
Connect to this link:
http://www.fa.indiana.edu/~conner/akan/shape.html


  1. Read the first page. In what countries did the Asante mine gold?

  2. At the bottom of the page click Proceed. Read the page. What did the Asante use to hold gold dust?

  3. Click Proceed. Read the page. What did the Asante use gold weights for?


Internet Connection Activity
Charcoal    Find Out More
English Charcoal
Connect to this link:
http://www.englishcharcoal.co.uk/index2.htm


  1. From the menu on the left, click on History. Then click on Uses. Look at the diagrams to learn about how English charcoal is used.

  2. Click Manufacture on the left navigation bar to learn about how charcoal is produced. Write down the main steps used to make charcoal.

  3. Click on Environment on the left navigation bar. What is coppicing?

  4. Click Benefits on the left navigation bar. Why does charcoal make good fuel?

Charcoal: the Burning Question
Connect to this link:
http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/charcoal.htm


  1. Scroll down and read the page.

  2. Look carefully at the photos.

  3. Summarize each step in the charcoal production process.


Internet Connection Activity
Riddles    Leveled Books
Ancient Riddles
Connect to this link:
http://telacommunications.com/misc/riddles.htm


  1. Read the riddles and the hints.

  2. Try to solve the riddles.

  3. Check the answers at the bottom.

Not-So-Hard Riddles
Connect to this link:
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/rd1.htm


  1. Try to answer the riddles on this webpage. Use the drop down menu after each question to see if you are correct. Record how many riddles you answered correctly.

  2. Think about the riddles you have just read: make a short list of what makes a good riddle. Should it be funny? How difficult should it be? What is your favorite riddle?