INTRODUCTION
In the novel you are venturing into today, there are many issues that will peak your interest. Lightning fatalities, muck fires, sinkholes, blindness, and soccer all play a role in this novel. Use the following information to gain insight and learn about some of the happenings in the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor. The answers aren't always going to be on the exact page the link brings you to, so you may have to search around a bit. You know, use that brain of yours! :) Be sure to record your answers on your own paper.
TASK
Once you have finished this task, you should have more knowledge about the following things:
You should have answers to 16 questions when you are finished. Each answer must be in complete sentences...which means at least a subject, verb, capital letter, and a period!!!
PROCESS
Read this article and interview with Edward Bloor, author of Tangerine: www.sptimes.com/2002/02/18/NIE/Welcome_to_Tangerine_.shtml
1. Why would Edward Bloor have a good feel for middle school students? In other words, what experience does he have that helps him have insight into the middle school mind?
2. What was his inspiration for Tangerine?
3. What did Chris Williams from St. Petersburg like about Tangerine?
4. Enter the city/state name "Tangerine, Florida" into the blanks on https://www.google.com/maps to see a map of Florida. Where is Tangerine, FL located? North, east, south or west?
Read these statistics from the National Lightning Safety Institute:
www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lls/fatalities_us.html
5. Which state had the highest number of lightning fatalities from 1990-2003?
6. Which state had the least?
Read these facts about lightning safety: http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls.html
7. If you were attending an Organized Outdoor Athletic Event, and you feel your hair standing on end and/or hear a "crackling noise," what must be happening?
For these three questions, you will need to find the information through your own search:
8. What is a sinkhole?
9. If you're a Floridian and a sinkhole opens on your property, who ya'gonna call? (List three places you should contact.)
10. If you're building a new home in Florida, will it be tested for sinkholes? Why/Why not?
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgwsinkholes.html
11. How do sinkholes develop?
12. Where does most sinkhole damage occur?
http://www.sptimes.com/News/010601/TampaBay/It_s_perfect_muck_fir.shtml
13. What causes muck fires, according to this article?
14. What three things provided the perfect conditions for the muck fire?
15. Besides smelling really bad, what other inconveniences did this muck fire cause?
16. Why did they have to close the local interstate highway?
In the novel you are venturing into today, there are many issues that will peak your interest. Lightning fatalities, muck fires, sinkholes, blindness, and soccer all play a role in this novel. Use the following information to gain insight and learn about some of the happenings in the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor. The answers aren't always going to be on the exact page the link brings you to, so you may have to search around a bit. You know, use that brain of yours! :) Be sure to record your answers on your own paper.
TASK
Once you have finished this task, you should have more knowledge about the following things:
- Edward Bloor
- Tangerine, Florida
- Lightning Fatalities
- Sinkholes
- Muck Fires
You should have answers to 16 questions when you are finished. Each answer must be in complete sentences...which means at least a subject, verb, capital letter, and a period!!!
PROCESS
Read this article and interview with Edward Bloor, author of Tangerine: www.sptimes.com/2002/02/18/NIE/Welcome_to_Tangerine_.shtml
1. Why would Edward Bloor have a good feel for middle school students? In other words, what experience does he have that helps him have insight into the middle school mind?
2. What was his inspiration for Tangerine?
3. What did Chris Williams from St. Petersburg like about Tangerine?
4. Enter the city/state name "Tangerine, Florida" into the blanks on https://www.google.com/maps to see a map of Florida. Where is Tangerine, FL located? North, east, south or west?
Read these statistics from the National Lightning Safety Institute:
www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lls/fatalities_us.html
5. Which state had the highest number of lightning fatalities from 1990-2003?
6. Which state had the least?
Read these facts about lightning safety: http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls.html
7. If you were attending an Organized Outdoor Athletic Event, and you feel your hair standing on end and/or hear a "crackling noise," what must be happening?
For these three questions, you will need to find the information through your own search:
8. What is a sinkhole?
9. If you're a Floridian and a sinkhole opens on your property, who ya'gonna call? (List three places you should contact.)
10. If you're building a new home in Florida, will it be tested for sinkholes? Why/Why not?
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgwsinkholes.html
11. How do sinkholes develop?
12. Where does most sinkhole damage occur?
http://www.sptimes.com/News/010601/TampaBay/It_s_perfect_muck_fir.shtml
13. What causes muck fires, according to this article?
14. What three things provided the perfect conditions for the muck fire?
15. Besides smelling really bad, what other inconveniences did this muck fire cause?
16. Why did they have to close the local interstate highway?