Lesson Planners Reproducibles Web Sites 1996 Web Sites 2000	Unit-by-Unit Web Support, 2000 Edition: Discovery Teams (Grade 4, Unit 3) Here are some of the best Web sites to use while teaching this unit. All of the sites referenced in your Literacy Place 2000 Teacher Editions are also listed here, unless the site no longer exists.  Week 1 NASA Kids Go into orbit at NASA's Web site for kids. Children will find fun space facts and games, including a calculator that determines your weight and age on other planets. (p. T459) http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov   Into Orbit With Astronaut Tom Jones Your students can meet a real astronaut and see his picture album. Challenge students to find out what Tom eats on the space shuttle. (Hint: They'll find the answer in the photo album.) (p. T471) http://teacher.scholastic.com/nasa/index.htm Top of Page StarChild Send students to NASA's StarChild Internet site. Encourage them to use the site's search function to find the vocabulary words used in context. Students could also use the site's glossary to learn more space-related terms. (p. T497) http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp? url=http%3A%2F%2Fstarchild%2Egsfc%2Enasa%2Egov%2F  Week 2 Secrets@Sea At Secrets@Sea you find educational games as well as a teacher's guide. (p. T505) http://www.secretsatsea.org   Jason Project Explore the Jason Project's Web site to learn more about their high-tech adventures. (p. T505) http://www.jasonproject.org Top of Page Whaletimes Have students brainstorm a question that they would like to ask an ocean expert. Then send students to Whaletimes, where they can use the e-mail form to "Ask Jake, the Sea Dog" a question. (p. T525) http://www.whaletimes.org/whaques.htm  Week 3 Cyber Camp Guide students on an Internet trek to learn more about camping. At Cyber Camp you'll find tips on packing, hiking, food, safety, and first aid, as well as nature and wildlife facts. (p. T557) http://cybercamp.unl.edu   Maps, Globes, and Map Skills Note that the boy and his father travel with a compass but without a map. Take students on Scholastic's Internet Field Trip "Maps, Globes, and Map Skills." Discuss how the trip might have been different had a map been used. (p. T569) http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/maps.htm Top of Page Yahooligans Guide students to Yahooligans, the children's search engine, and have them search for some of the content area vocabulary words. Show them how to browse the search results and follow the links provided. http://www.yahooligans.com  Week 4 Friends of the Prairie Learning Center Take your students on a cybertour of the prairies at the Friends of the Prairie Learning Center Web site. In addition to the photos and information on nature and wildlife, you'll find a Kid Stuff area that includes word games and poetry. (p. T603) http://www.tallgrass.org   Writing With Writers: Diary Writing In Virginia Hamilton's diary-writing workshop, students will find strategies, fun warm-up activities, and a place to share their own anecdotes. (p. T653) http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/diary/index.htm Top of Page Infoplease Guide students to Infoplease, an online multiple-reference resource. Have them search for some of the content area vocabulary words. Show them how to browse the search results and follow the links provided. http://www.infoplease.com  Week 5 Lesson Plans and Activities: Historical Fiction You'll find tips for teaching historical fiction in the Teachers area at Scholastic.com. In the Lesson Plans and Activities area, you'll see a Reading/Language Arts section. In that section, you'll find a category for historical fiction. (p. T672) http://teacher.scholastic.com/resources/