Week 1
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Coyotes
How much do your students know about coyotes? Encourage them to visit the National Park Service's Web site and search
for the key word coyote. (p. T11)
http://www.nps.gov |
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Javelinas
How much do your students know about javelinas?
At Arizona Highways Online they'll find javelinas
profiled in the Wildlife Portfolio. (p. T11)
http://www.arizonahighways.com/
WildlifePortfolio/MAMMAL/MAMMAL.html
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Surprises
of the Desert
Send children to the "Surprises of the Desert" Internet
Field Trip, where they'll find links to desert-related
sites, including a virtual hike through Big Bend
National Park. (p. T27)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/science/deserts.htm
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Week 2
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Smithsonian Institution Carriage Drawings
Take students on an exciting trip to the Smithsonian Institution online to see a covered wagon. (p. T71)
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/carriage.htm
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What's Old Is New Again: Our Favorite Authors Come to the Web
Accompany children on a fact-finding mission on "What's Old Is New Again" Internet Field Trip. Here they can link
to a Laura Ingalls Wilder Web site and find out why Pa took his family to the prairie. (p. T75)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/lanarts/authors.htm
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KidNews
Send students to KidNews to see examples of reviews written by students. Consider submitting the students reviews
to this site for publication. (p. T104)
http://www.kidnews.com |
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A
Thousand Friends of Frogs
Froggy fun can be found at the Web site for the
Center for Global Environmental Education. Students
will find frog facts, frog writing, frog art, challenge
questions, and links to other frog sites. (p. T109)
http://cgee.hamline.edu/FROGS/index.htm
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The Magic School Bus Activity Lab
Have children go The Magic School Bus Web site to find an array of science activities. (p. T127)
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/index.htm
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Writing With Writers: Biography Writing
Before they write their home page biographies, send students to Scholastic's online biography writing workshop.
Here they'll find tips, warm-up exercises, and challenges. (p. T141)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/biograph/index.htm
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MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries
Put your students in a mysterious mood by guiding them to the kids area of MysteryNet. This site features mysteries for students and by students. (p. T157)
http://kids.MysteryNet.com
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Writing With Writers: Mystery Writing
Have students track down the definition of red herring. Here's a clue: look in the Writing Tips in the mystery-writing
workshop hosted by Joan Lowery Nixon. (p. T175)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mystery/index.htm
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KidNews Reviews
At KidNews.com students can share their opinions about author Donald J. Sobol's famous young detective, Encyclopedia
Brown, and read reviews written by other kids too. (p. T185)
http://www.kidnews.com/reviews.html
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The Oakland Zoo
Students can research elephant facts at the Oakland Zoo. Ask them to find out how much elephants eat. (p. T195)
http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azeleph.html
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Volcano World
Kids can find the volcano facts that Jackie missed at Volcano World. They can also ask questions of a volcano expert
and read about volcano school projects. (p. T223)
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu |
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Virtual Science Fair
Students will find volcano facts and more at the Web site for the Park Maitland School. (p. T223)
http://www.parkmaitland.org |
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Authors Online: Ann Martin
Children can learn more about author Ann Martin at Authors Online. (p. T237)
http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/
authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=57&
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Week 6
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Writing With Writers
Your students can get writing tips — including dialogue — from the pros at Scholastic's Writing With Writers
project. (p. T256)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
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Young Writers Clubhouse
At Real Kids Real Adventures, students can find tips on writing, answers to frequently asked questions, and much
more. (p. T256)
http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml
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