Harry Potter Site

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Harry Potter: The Sorcerer' s Stone Scavenger Hunt, TrackStar by Scott Cleveland

http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
main/display.php3?
trackid=32920

Excellent trackstar that provides students with activities to expand their vocabulary and concepts BEYOND the Harry Potter book.
Ex. Prompt: Peeves is a ghost. Link: Dictionary page with student to research: What is a pet peeve?

The Owls Pages

http://www.owlpages.com/

Use the links on this page to research habits and information on the Snowy Owl. Based on your research would Hedwig really be a good pet for Harry? Word processor a one page report.

http://rr-vs.informatik.uni-ulm.de/rr/

Visit this site to run a model railroad. After you finish exploring, create a model of the Hogwarts Express using recyclable materials only!!

Hearst Castle

http://www.hearstcastle.org/

Note to teacher: Locate a castle/famous house close to your geographical area. See http://www.castleontheweb.com
Explore information on this castle. Based on information on architecture at this site and what you have read about Hogwarts, create a diagram for Hogwarts or a section of Hogwarts. Label the dimensions of your diagram. Calculate the area and perimeters of each room.

Ghosts in the Castle

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
features/97/castles/enter.html

Enjoy exploring this castle and learning about ghosts in the castle. Write a short story from a ghost's perspective of living in a castle or at Hogwarts.

Gimme Candy!!

http://www.gimmecandy.com

The Weasley twins are known for making a joke and developing some interesting candy. Visit this site to learn about candy and cooking with candy. View a number of recipes to understand how recipes are worded. Create your own candy recipe or a recipe using candy. Be sure to put in exact using measurements. Challenge your teacher to make some for the class. An alternate site: Hershey's http://http://www.candybarfactory.com/

Medieval Recipes

http://www.godecookery.com/

Research medieval recipes. Create a cookbook using recipes you can find on the web and renaming them from food selections from the Harry Potter books.

Quidditch

http://www.quidditch

Visit the quidditch site and locate information on specifics for the game and regulations for sizes of equipment. Design a diorama of a quidditch match.

Harry Potter Movie Site

http://harrypotter.
warnerbros.com/

This site provides pictures and news about the making of the movie from the beginning. What is on the cover of the Daily Prophet? Provides great pictures from the new movie, including Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Who plays Harry? If you were interviewing the character who plays Harry what questions would you ask and why?

Conjuror and Magic Tricks

http://www.conjuror.com/magictricks/

Visit this Magic site and investigate various magic tricks and consider how magic works. Practice one trick to show the class. Discuss one of the magical spells used in Harry Potter. How can this be explained using scientific evidence?

Crossword Puzzles

http://www.connectingstudents.com/
worksheets/books/hpss.htm

Complete this crossword puzzle then design one of your own using Harry Potter vocabulary.

Harry's Special Words

http://www.harrypotterfans.net/
potterica/index.html

For this activity each student gets a personalized list of "magical" words. Look up your magical words for their definition. Now design 5 new words that could be used in the next Harry Potter book. Use what you know about prefixes and suffixes to help develop new words.

Harry Potter Lexicon

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/
lexicon/bestiary.html

Use the Harry Potter Lexicon to look up Magical Creatures. Then go to a Web site that features Endangered Species and locate five animals you think could have been included in the list.