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TThe FBI - SOS Challenge for 5th through 8th Grade
The FBI-SOS Internet Challenge is an internet safety program designed to help students recognize potential dangers associated with the internet, email, chat rooms and social networking sites. The program addresses and defines topics serious in nature such as seduction, child pornography, solicitation, exploitation, obscenity and online predators. Students take web-based quizzes and review specific web sites aimed at promoting online safety. You are welcome to review the topics covered by the program in greater detail by going through the Scavenger Hunt.
Developed in cooperation with the FBI Crimes Against Children Unit at the Miami FBI Office, the program is administered by the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation, part of the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Program Overview
Note: Each participating student must have a signed parental consent form (sometimes called Internet Permission Form, Internet User Agreement and Parent Permission Form, or Acceptable Use form) on file at your school. These forms are generally provided by your school or school district. A general parental consent form is provided, if you do not currently have one for your school. Click here for consent form.
- No student personal information is collected or stored by the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation*
- Students are assigned an anonymous username and password during the student registration process
- Students can start the program at the beginning of any month by registering as part of your school and taking the15-question FBI-SOS Pre-Quiz to measure students' current internet safety knowledge
- After taking the Pre-Quiz, students advance to the Scavenger Hunt where they surf specific websites to pick up internet safety tips
- Upon completion of the Scavenger Hunt, students advance to take the FBI-SOS Post-Quiz
- Each month, the school with the highest team score will receive the FBI-SOS trophy and a visit from the FBI (when possible)
- Students at the winning school will receive a certificate and may have their picture taken with a Special Agent
- Parents and members of the community are encouraged to attend the ceremony at the winning school
- The winning schools generally receive positive media coverage by local media outlets
* Student accounts are created by the student selecting your school and his or her grade from a drop down box and entering his or her name which creates a generic account specifically for this program. The student's name is used only for immediate printing purposes and not stored.
(Approximate time to complete 2 minutes)
Getting started (Approximate time to complete 45 minutes)
- The Pre-Quiz must be completed prior to students participating in the FBI-SOS Scavenger Hunt
- Students register by clicking on the STUDENTS button at www.fbi-sos
- Each student must register accurately selecting his or her state, school and grade
- Each student is to print his or her username and password
- The username and password printout is meant to be cut in half with one half kept by the teacher
- Students click the Pre-Quiz button, log in and take the Pre-Quiz before starting the Scavenger Hunt
- Upon completion of the Pre-Quiz and Post-Quiz, students MUST click the Log Out tab on the top of the page before the next person can use that computer for the FBI-SOS program
- Questions and answers do not become available until the Pre-Quiz is over as indicated by the end date in the student account
Instructions for Scavenger Hunt: (Approximate time to complete 90 minutes)
- Students may begin the Scavenger Hunt anytime after completing the Pre-Quiz
- The Scavenger Hunt may be completed at school and/or at home, individually or in groups
- Scavenger Hunt icons lead students to websites holding specific internet safety information
- Students should complete the Scavenger Hunt prior to taking the Post-Quiz
Instructions for Quiz Two (Post-quiz):
- The Post-Quiz must be completed before the end of the month in which the Pre-Quiz was taken
- The Post-Quiz maybe accessed by clicking the "FBI-SOS Quiz" under the "Student" section
- Students log in using their assigned usernames passwords and click the Take Quiz button
- The actual Post-Quiz will take approximately 10 minutes to complete
Rules:
- Each participant must register under his or her school
- The school with the highest team score each month wins the FBI-SOS trophy and visit from the FBI (when possible)
- Five hundred points are awarded for each correct answer
- One point is subtracted for each second it takes to complete the quiz
- A school's team score is calculated by adding the top 20 scores of students who take both the Pre and Post Quiz
- Anyone suspected of cheating or tampering (hacking) with the quiz database will be disqualified
- FBI-SOS administrators or anyone affiliated with the quiz process are not responsible for any technical issues that may effect the delivery of the program content including the Pre and Post Quizzes
- Each person may register one time (so don't lose your account information)
- No CKSF participant may obtain help providing an unfair advantage. (For example: teachers, counselors, friends and parents may not help answer questions while a participant is taking either the Pre or Post Quiz.)
- It is at the discretion of FBI-SOS administrators to suspend or remove any registration at any time without having to notify the participant
