Khan Academy Scavenger Hunt
Discover the World of Khan Academy
Fill out the answers in your Khan Academy Workbook.
Go to www.khanacademy.org. Login. Check out the website and then “hunt” around to answer these questions. You’re on you way to becoming a Khan Academy website expert! Happy exploring!
When you are logged out and on the homepage, what button do you press to login and access Khan Academy?
Login
Other: __________________
Scroll all the way down to the bottom right of the page to find Khan Academy’s logo. What is the logo? Draw it in you KA Workbook. What do you think this logo symbolizes?
LEARN: Discovering content
Scroll back up to the very top of the homepage. Select the LEARN menu at the top left corner. List three different topics you can learn about in Math.
List three 3 different subjects besides Math that you can learn about on Khan Academy.
From the LEARN menu, select “Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra” in Math. Look at all the topics in this section. Draw the symbol for Decimals.
Above the Decimal symbol are at, you see a video camera camera and & a star. What do these mean?
Click into the Decimals topic. List the different subtopics found in Decimals.
In Math, go to “Geometry".
While working on perimeter and area lessons, you realize that you don’t understand what perimeter and area are. You need help. What video or exercise would you do?
Go to the video on Area and Perimeter.
How long is this video?
What “Options” are available?
In the top upper right hand corner of the screen, search for the exercise for “Simplifying Fractions” and go to the exercise. . What topic does “Simplifying Fractions” belong to?
Hint: Look at the upper left side of the page
Name a video that you can watch to help you with the exercise “Simplifying Fractions”. How long is this video?
You are about to start an exercise “Simplifying Fractions”.
How many questions do you need to get correct in a row on the exercise?
Look for the follow options. Explain how you might use them.
“Acceptable formats” tab
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“Show scratchpad” option
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“I’d like a hint” button
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Solve the requested number of questions correctly in a row for “Recognizing Fractions 0.5”. What state are you in?
Need practice
Practiced
Level 1
Level 2
Mastered
How long must you wait before you can “Level Up”? Why do you think you need to wait?
Besides answering the question, name 2 other options you have for each practice problem.
At the right corner of the Answer box, there’s a tab for “Acceptable formats”. What is this and why would you use this?
At the bottom right, find the “International” option. Besides English, name two other languages that are available to work on the exercise.
At the very bottom left-hand corner of the problem, you’ll see “Show Scratchpad”. What does this allow you to do?
Scroll down to the very bottom of the “Simplifying Fractions” exercise. At the bottom right, you’ll see a sign “International”. Besides English, name two other languages that are available to work on the exercise.
In Math, under “Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra”, find “Negative Numbers and Absolute Value”. How many videos are available for you to watch while learning about “Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers”?
Select the LEARN menu in the upper left and click on “Knowledge Map”.
What math topic is at the very top of the Knowledge Map? What is at the very bottom
In Math, go to Fractions and find the exercise “Recognizing Fractions 0.5”.
How many hints are available for each question?
Solve the requested number of questions correctly in a row for “Recognizing Fractions 0.5”. What state are you in?
Need practice
Practiced
Level 1
Level 2
Mastered
How many points did you receive for answering those questions?
How many states are there in all? List them all and put a star next to the highest state.
How long must you wait before you are able to work on “Level 1”? Why do you think you need to wait?
What badge(s) do you receive?
After correctly answering the first five questions, what two options are you given next?
Look up at the tab bar and select “About”. What is Khan Academy’s mission?
Click on your avatar. On the left, explore the pages listed under Vital Statistics and Achievements. What information can you find in the different reports can you find about your progress under Vital Statistics and Achievements?
What are badges? What are avatars? What are energy points? How can you earn them?
In your own words, describe what is the Learning Dashboard is.
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