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Omaha Scavenger Hunt
Activity 2
Name:________________________
Print this page and then follow the directions for a tour of Omaha.
_____Open up a web browser and then go to Cather Elementary School (http://www.mpsomaha.org/cather/)
_____Click on “Internet Links” to the left of the page.
_____Now click on “Sites by Subject Area.”
Get ready to go on another tour of Omaha.
_____1. Scroll down to “Omaha Sites.”
_____2. Click on “Omaha Area Map Page.”
_____3. Click on #10 “Attractions.”
_____4. Next, click on “Omaha Landmarks.”
_____5. Scroll down and click on number 96: Livestock Exchange
Building.
Answer these questions:
a. The three largest meatpacking centers in the nation were in
what cities?
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
b. In 1957, what fraction of Omaha workers worked in the
livestock industry?
___________________________
_____6. Click the “Back” button.
_____7. Click on number 79: Pioneer-Mormon Cemetery.
Answer these questions?
a. How many Mormon pioneers are buried at the cemetery?
_____________________
b. What city were the Mormons traveling to when they stopped
in Omaha for the winter?
_______________________________
_____8. Click the “back” button 2 times.
_____9. Click on Henry Doorly Zoo. On the left side of the page, in
the green area, click “Education.”
_____10. Scroll down to “Adopt an Animal" and click on the link to take
you to the next page. Now scroll down until you find a list of animals.
Answer these questions:
a. What animal can you adopt for $3,000? _________________
b. What is the money used for that is collected from this program?
(Hint: Read the first paragraph.)
_____________________ and ________________________
_____11. Click the “Back” button 4 times and click on “Omaha Area
Maps Page.
_____12. Click on “Where is Omaha Map” at the top right hand corner
by “1. USA.
a. What river runs south of Omaha across the state of Nebraska?
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b. Name one other state that has a TOWN named Omaha?
_____13. Click the “Back” button 2 times and click on “Omaha Area Maps
Page." Now you can browse whatever you want on this site.
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