Clue #1. Watch the video Instruments of the Orchestra http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWbuO7I2vRE.

After watching the video, email me the answer to the question, Which family does a French Horn belong to? to get your next clue! Instruments of the Orchestra Kyliekol. (March 10, 2010). instruments of the orchestra.WMV. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWbuO7I2vRE. Students will watch the video to answer the question and email me the answer, the Brass Family. Clue #2 The French horn has the name of a language. What other instrument in the orchestra has a name that is also a language? (hint: it is in the woodwind family) Use Google to find the answer and mail me a picture of the instrument to get your next clue! Names of languages. Google. (October 6, 2013). Retrieved from google.ca Students will Google instruments of the orchestra and send me a picture of an English horn. Clue #3 Now that weve heard some different instruments and learned about them, lets try to identify some! Listen to the instruments and identify at least three correctly. Send me screenshots to show you have completed the challenge to get your next clue! Identify the Instruments (October 6, 2013). Instruments of the Orchestra. Retrieved from http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/orchestra/orchestra03.swf . Students will complete the activity on the website and send screenshots of three correct identifications. Clue #4 One of the most famous orchestras in the world is the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Who is the principle conductor right now? Use Yahoo! search engine to find the answer. Send me a screenshot to receive your next clue! Around the World Yahoo!. (October 6, 2013). Retrieved from ca.search.yahoo.com. Students will search in Yahoo! to find the conductor of the Berlin Phil, Sir Simon Rattle. Clue #5 Using Google Maps, find out many kilometers are between Berlin and the hometown of the Berlin Philharmonic conductor. Send me a screenshot to confirm you have finished the amazing race!

Home Stretch Google Maps. (October 6, 2013). Retrieved from maps.google.ca. Students will find the distance between Berlin, Germany and Liverpool, United Kingdom (1447 km).

Grade level: 4-6 General and Specific Learning Outcomes: C1. Students will access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies. 1.1 Access and retrieve appropriate information from electronic sources for a specific inquiry C4. Students will use technology to investigate and/or solve problems. 1.3 Use technology to support and present conclusions Rationale for integration: I think it is important for students to learn the new ways in which we are storing and accessing information. They may not have the infrastructure to do it at home, so it is our responsibility as educators to teach this in the classrooms as part of graduating well-rounded citizens.