Cultural Scavenger Hunt

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Cultural Scavenger Hunt
6th grade social studies

• American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Museum

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With Two- Bits as your tour guide, you are about
to visit 7 countries. You will learn some about
their climate, culture, and land. At the end of
the tour, Two-Bits will ask you to choose what
you think would be the most suitable country for
raising the quarter horse which he will give you.
After you find all of the best features of each
country, you will create your own ideal place to
raise an American Quarter Horse.
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You will be visiting

• The USA
• Belgium
• Canada
• Mexico
• Israel
• Germany
• Switzerland

These are the top 7 countries with the greatest
number of American Quarter horses registered.
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United States

• Weather Summer Average Temperature 86.5 F
• Winter Average Temperature 20.8 F
• Main Crops Grown Corn, soybeans, wheat, barley
• Average Rainfall 30 per year
• Average Snowfall 35 per year

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Belgium

• Weather Summer Average Temperature 64 F
• Winter Average Temperature 37 F
• Main Crops Grown Sugar beets, vegetables,
  fruits, grain
• Average Rainfall 31.3 per year
• Average Snowfall 35 per year

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Canada

• Weather Summer Average Temperature 80 F
• Winter Average Temperature
• From 5 to - 40 F
• Main Crops Grown Wheat, barley, tobacco,
• fruit, vegetables
• Average Rainfall 30.1 per year
• Average Snowfall 92.5 per year

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Mexico

• Weather Summer Average Temperature 80 F
• Winter Average Temperature 28 F
• Main Crops Grown Corn, wheat, soybeans, rice,
  beans,
• cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes.
• Average Rainfall 25 per year
• Average Snowfall n/a per year

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Israel

• Weather Average Summer Temperature 85 F
• Average Winter Temperature 77 F
• Main Crops Grown Citrus, vegetables, cotton
• Average Rainfall 24.3 per year
• Average Snowfall 15 per year in the mountains

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Germany

• Weather Average Summer Temperature 68 F
• Average Winter Temperature 31 F
• Main Crops Grown Potatoes, wheat, barley,
• sugar beets, fruit, cabbage
• Average Rainfall 23 per year
• Average Snowfall n/a per year

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Switzerland

• Weather Summer Temperature Average 64 F
• Winter Temperature Average 32 F
• Main Crops Grown Grain, fruit, vegetables
• Average Rainfall 38 per year
• Average Snowfall a foot at a time in the alps,
  very rare elsewhere.

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Now that youre home, its time to complete your
project!
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Two-Bits wants to give you a horse. Decide what
color of Quarter Horse you think would like to
have.
Palomino
Red Dun
Blue Roan
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• Start by making a list!
• Which country is more suitable for its
• Crops
• Winter Temperature
• Summer Temperature
• Rainfall
• Least Harsh Winter

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Find a map of each country Label the map
withthe name of the countrywhy you used that
countryVISUAL AIDES ARE GOOD!

• On a poster board
• Place a picture of your horse (make sure its one
  of the three color choices)
• Place the maps and reasons you chose the country.
• Make a key if you use visual images rather than
  words

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• Map quest
• Wikipedia
• http//israelstorms.netfirms.com/information.html
• http//www.about-germany.org/life/weather-in-germa
  ny.phptop
• http//www.aqpa.com/Stallion_Listings/Listing_3031
  .jpg
• http//images.google.com