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TThe FBI - SOS Challenge for 5th through 8th Grade
The FBI-SOS Challenge is an Internet Safety program in which students learn to recognize potential dangers associated with the Internet, email, and chat rooms. 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.
This program was developed with the cooperation of 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 Ft. 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.
- Student Usernames and Passwords are anonymous to the public and no student personal information is stored by the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation*
- Students can start the program at the beginning of every month by registering as part of your school and taking the15 questions FBI-SOS pre-quiz to measure students' current Internet safety knowledge.
- After taking the pre-test students advance to the scavenger hunt where they surf to specific web sites 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 who obtained an acceptable passing score at the winning school will receive a certificate and may have their picture taken with the Special Agent. (This may take up to 2 hours).
- Parents and members of the community are encouraged to attend the ceremony at the winning school
- For more information visit: www.FBI-SOS.org
- 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 students 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 will register by clicking on the STUDENTS button at www.fbi-sos
- Each student must register under his or her state and school name
- Each student is to print his or her Usernames and Password
- The Username and Password printout is meant to be cut in half with one half kept by the teacher
- Students must read the Rules prior to logging in the first time
- Students click the Pre-Quiz button, log in and take the pre-quiz before starting the Scavenger Hunt
- Upon completion of the quiz students MUST click the Log Out tab on the top of the page before the next person can use that computer for the 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
- Scavenger Hunt icons lead students to 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 last Friday of the month
- The post-quiz maybe accessed by visiting the Common Knowledge icon at the end of the Scavenger Hunt
- Students log in using their assigned usernames passwords and click Take Quiz
- 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 a question
- 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 scholarship content
- 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 and parents may not help answer quiz questions.)
- It is at the discretion of FBI-SOS administrators to suspend or remove any registration at any time without having to notify the participant