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Unit-by-Unit Web Support, 1996 Edition:
Discovery Teams (Grade 4, Unit 3)
Here are some of the best Web sites to use while teaching this unit.
NASA
Where can your students go for news on the latest space missions? To NASA, of course! Have students explore this site and find at least one piece of late-breaking NASA news to share with the rest of the class.
http://www.nasa.gov
NASA Quest
Check out this site for projects that enable students to meet working professionals and share in the excitement of authentic scientific and engineering pursuits such as astronomy and spacecraft explorations of distant planets.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/
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