You can use your computer to locate information!

There are many on-line resources that can help you locate information, answer questions, or do research.

     Try the following activity:

  1.  Click on this link         
     http://www.encyclopedia.com/

  2.  In the box that says "Enter Keyword(s)",  type 
      Iroquois Confederacy.  Now click on the word
      "Search".

  3.  Open the article "Iroquois Confederacy"
       from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

  4.  Scroll down to the heading : "Iroquois
       Confederacy -The Iroquois Today".

  5.  Read this article.

   6.  Now answer these questions.

         How many Iroquois Indians lived in the
                   United States in 1990? 50,000 answer

            How many Mohawk Indians lived in Canada? 
                                                                                                   10,000 answer

            When did the Oneidas build a casino near   
                          Syracuse, N.Y.          1993 answer

Try another activity

1.  Click on this link.  http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/default.htm

2. In the alphabetical listing find "cars" and click on that link.

3.  Under the heading "Automobiles and Road Transportation", find the link for  "Early Cars".  Click on the link.

4.  Now, read and find the answers to these questions.

        How were early automobiles powered in the  1700s? 
   steam answer

          By 1910 what addition had been added to cars to keep passengers dry?   

                                             folding tops answer

            In 1900, why did wealthy people buy
                cars? for pleasure, comfort and status answer