Week 1
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Writing With Writers
Tell students that this selection is about a young writer who is having
difficulty starting a story. Have them go to the Writing With Writers project on
Scholastic.com to find out how these accomplished authors get their creative
juices. (p. T455)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm |
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Kids Next Door
Guide students to the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Web site for
children. Here they can find ideas about community involvement as well as
animated tours of community centers, such as the library and the park. (p. T475)
http://www.hud.gov/kids/ |
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Culinary Terms
Have students use the Internet to collect culinary terms. Glossaries are offered
at the Epicurious Food Web site. (p. T507)
http://food.epicurious.com/run/fooddictionary/home |
Week 2
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Bridges on the Net
You'll find plenty of bridge information spanning the Internet. Try some
interactive bridge projects at PBS Online. Or visit American Memory for
historical photos of the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as useful links. (p. T509)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/
and
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun12.html
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American Planning Association
The American Planning Association's Web site includes a kids' section. Students can learn about the importance of urban planning and find out how some San Diego students made a community more kid-friendly. (p. T533)
http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity
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Schedules & Fares
Explain that transportation schedules can be found on the Internet. Demonstrate
such a site by visiting Amtrak online's Schedules & Fares page. Ask students
to think about the advantages and disadvantages of using an online schedule
versus a printed one. (p. T563)
http://reservations.amtrak.com/
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Week 3
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The Wild
Side of New York
The PBS documentary called The Wild Side of New York features wildlife
you wouldn't expect to find in New York City. (p. T575)
http://www.wnet.org/nature/wildside/
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Bat Conservation International,
Inc.
To build background for the paired selection about bats, send your students to
the Web site for Bat Conservation International, Inc. In the Projects area,
they'll find information about bats and Texas bridges. Ask them to also explore
the Discover area to find out why bats are endangered. (p. T601)
http://www.batcon.org
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Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation
Futures Program
The Department of Transportation has an educational Web site. Encourage students
to browse the site and find more transportation terms and definitions for the
vocabulary list. (p. T625)
http://education.dot.gov/
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Writing With Writers: Poetry Writing
Students will find poetry-writing tips, exercises, and examples at the Writing
With Writers project on Scholastic.com. (p. T632)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
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Week 4
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The San Francisco Cable Car
To explore one of San Francisco's tourist magnets, go to The San Francisco Cable
Car Web site. Here students can operate the levers and brakes of a virtual cable
car. (p. T633)
http://www.sfcablecar.com/gripmans.html
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Future City Competition
To find out more about the Future City contest, visit the Web site for the
National Engineers Week Future City Competition. (p. T633)
http://www.futurecity.org
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Freshwater
Ecosystems
Send students to the Missouri Botanical Gardens Web site to expand their
water-related vocabulary. (p. T671)
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/index.htm
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Graphs Online
Students can extend their study of graphs by visiting Scholastic.com. In Max's Math Adventures they'll find a graphing game called A Hairy Situation. There's also an Internet Field Trip called Charting the Hits, which will link students to Web sites that use graphs and charts. (p. T673)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/max/hairy/index.htm,
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/math/charting.htm |
Week 5
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Yahooligans
Students could browse Yahooligans to get ideas for their history topics. Have them go to the School Bell area, then into Social Studies, then History. (p. T684)
http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Social_Studies/
History/
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