Valentine's Day Grades 4-6

Welcome to the Valentine's Day Webquest!  Throughout this quest you will learn about the reasons why we celebrate Valentine's Day.

Click on the TASK tab on the top or bottom right of this page to find the directions for this assignment.

• Work with your assigned partner to complete this assignment
• Go to Worldbookonline.com and www.ncwiseowl.org
• Read the reqired article (s)
• Answer the required questions in complete sentences

Step 1:  Go to www.worldbookonline.com to answer questions 1-5

Step 2:  Type in the username and password

Step 3:  Click on World Book Kids

Step 4:  Type in Valentine's Day in the search box

Step 5:  Click on the first article and answer questions 1-5

1. When is Valentine’s Day celebrated?
2.  Which four countries celebrate Valentine’s Day?
3.  What are three things people give on Valentine’s Day?
4. Who was Saint Valentine?
5. What did children do because they missed seeing Valenti
6. Directions:  Go to the following website to answer questions 6-10.

Step 6:  www.ncwiseowl.org

Step 7:  Click on Elementary School Zone

Step 8:  Click on Groiler Online

Step 9:  In the search box type in Valentine’s Day

Step 10:  Click on the first article Valentine’s (The New Book of Knowledge)

1. What are Valentines?
2. What did people believe Cupid did to the hearts of young men and women?
3. Why did Saint Valentine send his jailer’s daughter the first valentine?
4. How was the message signed?
5. When did valentine cards become popular in the United States?

Each question is worth 10 points each.

In order to score a 100% you must answer all questions correctly and in a complete sentence.

Click on the CONCLUSION button to find out your next step.

Review your answers 

Submit your answers on Edmodo prior to the due date

MLA (Modern Language Association) style:

Fantony, Natalie. "Valentines." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.

MLA:

"Valentine's Day." World Book Kids. World Book, 2016. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.