Homeroom 84-8th Grade

Getting to Know You Activity

Welcome back to the start of another school year!! This activity is designed to help us understand each other better as we research some questions about ourselves. Carefully read each question below and the use the resources listed to the right of each question to assist you in locating the information required. Record your information in the template provided.
Good luck!!

How old are you?

Calculate and record your age in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. How old do you feel now?

Time and Date
In the box under Enter from-time, type in the month, day, and year you were born
(if your birth month or birth day is a single digit be sure to enter a zero in front of the number).
Click on the calculate duration button.

My name means?

Locate the meaning of your first name. If you are unable to find your name you may need to try alternative spellings or a longer form of your name. Does your name really fit your personality?

First Names & What They Mean
Type in your first name in the box under enter name and click on the find it button.

Behind the Name
Type in your first name and click on search.

BabyNames
Look for your name. It is on this site somewhere!  This is probably the best site to use.

What is named after me?

Did you know that there may be places in the world that are named after you or at least share your name?
Locate and record two places and their specific location that share your name.

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Type in your first or last name and click on search.

How much was that?

Research the price of several items during the time that you were born.
Have prices changed since then?

dMarie Time Capsule
Type in the date of your birthday using the exact format provided in the sample. Click on the Quick Page button.

What famous people share your day?

Who were the leaders of the United States when you were born? Who were other famous people of the day?
Locate the name of the U.S. President and Vice-President
and choose two other famous people and describe what made them famous.

dMarie Time Capsule
Type in the date of your birthday using the exact format provided in the sample. Click on the Quick Page button.

Scope Systems
Click on the month and day of your birthday and click on show events.
This page may be very long so don’t forget to keep scrolling to find what you may need.

Biography
Locate the Search for your Birthday section of the web page and scroll down to select your birth month and day.
Click on the Go button.

InfoPlease
Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and locate the section entitled choose another date.
Select the month of your birthday, type in the date, and click on go.

Those Were the Days
Locate your birth month and click on the day you were born.

What were the top tunes of the times?

What were people singing on the day you were born?
Locate two songs and the artist that sang them.

dMarie Time Capsule
Type in the date of your birthday using the exact format provided in the sample. Click on the Quick Page button.

Data Dragon
Select the month of your birthday, type in the date, and click on search this day.

Those Were the Days
Locate your birth month and click on the day you were born.

What toys or games were popular?

What were kids playing with when you were born? Find two popular toys from your day.

dMarie Time Capsule
Type in the date of your birthday using the exact format provided in the sample. Click on the Quick Page button.

What made news headlines?

What were people reading in the newspaper?
Locate two popular newspaper headlines from your day.

dMarie Time Capsule
Type in the date of your birthday using the exact format provided in the sample. Click on the Quick Page button.

What happened on this day in history?

What historical events share the same day as your birthday?
Locate and record two historical events and the year they took place.

Scope Systems
Click on the month and day of your birthday and click on show events.
This page may be very long so don’t forget to keep scrolling to find what you may need.

On This Day
Locate your birth month and click on the day of your birthday to find events that occurred on this day.

The History Channel
Locate the section entitled “What happened on your birthday?” in the upper right hand corner.
Choose your birth date and start with the general interest category.
If time permits you may want to explore the other categories offered on this site.

InfoPlease
Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and locate the section entitled choose another date.
 Select the month of your birthday, type in the date, and click on go.

Those Were the Days
Locate your birth month and click on the day you were born.

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