Internet treasure hunts, or scavenger hunts, provide students an opportunity to practice problem solving, improve their reading and comprehension skills, and learn how to search the Internet.

They are both fun and informative for students and can be geared to any curriculum area, simultaneously providing students with technological and subject matter knowledge.

Younger students may be provided with only a few questions, along with the links or URLs necessary for finding the answers, while older students may be given only a broad topic and asked to find their own sources for obtaining necessary information. Add excitement and challenge to your classroom!

Collections of Hunts

Internet Scavenger Hunts - Categorized by month from Education World

Treasure Hunts - Categorized by topics and grade level

Internet Hunt Activities - Upper elementary (grades 3 - 6)

Technology in the Classroom: Treasure Hunts & WebQuests - from Education World

Specific Examples

Hatchet - A treasure hunt based on the novel Hatchet that includes dealing with survival skills, the physics of flight, orienteering, Canadian wild life, and heart attacks.

Plains Indians - Discover these Native Americans and US government treatment of them.

Spiders - Check out your spider knowledge and answer these six questions.

Bats - Six questions encourage learning more about bats.

Back to School Treasures - Learn about those school tools - pencils, pens, and crayons!

Treasure Hunts for Every Month - Find scavenger hunts for each month.

CyberBee's Internet Treasure Hunt - Practice with Internet searches!

Ready Reference - Hone those reference skills in this popular treasure hunt.

Reach Out and Touch an Author - Send your students on an online author scavenger hunt!

CyberBee's Wonders of Science Scavenger Hunt - Find the solutions to these science questions.

Social Studies on the Web

Language Arts on the Web

Math on the Web

Science on the Web - Students do activities or answer questions related to these curriculum areas.

Time Portals - Learn about horology as you search for these answers!

South Carolina Treasures - Search for information about SC Symbols, SC firsts, the State House and the State House Grounds and Monuments.

Inventors and Inventions - It's amazing what people can create! (8 questions)

Computer Internet Search - You'll become computer savvy with this on