Week
1
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Ranger
Rick
At the Ranger Rick Web site, a search for bat
will bring up several references, including a bat
quiz. (p. T13)
http://www.nwf.org/rangerrick/
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Discovery
Online
Discovery Online's "Bat Hangout" feature offers
close-up images of bats and links to live bat cams.
(p. T13) http://www.discovery.com/news/features/bats/bats.html
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SciMan
Says: Sonar
Have students go to the SciMan Says Super Science
Game and choose Physics 5. (Answer: Sonar) Ask them
to find out what other animals use sonar. (p. T37)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/sciman/index.asp
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The American Library Association Parents Page
The ALA's Web site for parents includes tips such
as "How to Raise a Good Reader," and "Good Books
for Kids." Families can find "Lists of Award-Winning
Books" as well as home pages for the Newbery and
Caldecott Medals. (p. T47)
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids.htm
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Week
2
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KidsConnect
Students can post questions about Eskimo dogs and
dogs that are part of the wolf family at the American
Library Association's Web site. A librarian will
get back in one to two days with suggestions for
where to look for the answers. (p. T111)
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html
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Wild Weather on the Web
Have children navigate to the Internet Field Trip
"Wild Weather on the Web." From here they will be
able to link to sites such as Dan's Wild, Wild Weather
Page, where they can e-mail questions to a meteorologist.
(p. T111)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/science/weather.htm
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Week
3
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Marine
Mammal Center
Children might be interested in a real-life story
of humans rescuing a humpback whale. At the Marine
Mammal Center Web site they can learn about Humphrey,
the Center's most interesting patient. (p. T137)
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/learning/
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Parents Guide to the Internet
Families may be interested in using the Internet
to find out more about whales. Suggest that families
unfamiliar with the Web refer to the U.S. Department
of Education Web site, which has a "Parents Guide
to the Internet." (p. T169)
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WhaleNet
Children can find a whale expert at WhaleNet. There,
they can enter the student area, e-mail their questions
to a marine scientist, and read answers to other
people's questions. (p. T181)
http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/ASK_SCI.html
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Week
4
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Rainforest Alliance
Rainforest Alliance has information on how children
can help save the rainforests and their inhabitants.
(p. T187)
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids&teachers/index.html
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Rainforest
Action Network for Kids
For more information on how to help save the rainforests,
visit the Rainforest Action Network for Kids. (p.
T187)
http://www.ran.org/kids_action/index.html
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Life in the Rainforest
Guide children to the "Life in the Rainforest" Internet
Field Trip, which includes photo tours. See if children
can follow the "monkeys and apes" link to learn
about howler monkeys. (p. T205)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/science/rainfor.htm
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Kidlink
Suggest that adult family members and children log
on to Kidlink. This popular chat service gives children
the opportunity to learn about other communities
around the country. (p. T219)
http://www.kidlink.org
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HandSpeak
In this interactive sign language dictionary, children
can watch video clips that demonstrate signing.
(p. T236)
http://www.handspeak.com
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Koko.org
Children can learn all about Koko and her friends
at The Gorilla Foundation's Web site. (p. T236)
http://www.koko.org
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Week
5
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Animal Gallery
To find out how child artists see animals, guide
students to the Kids' Space art gallery. (p. T247)
http://www.kids-space.org/gallery/_animals.html
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Koko.org
To find out how gorilla artists see animals, go
to The Gorilla Foundation's Web site and view gorilla
paintings of a blue jay and a dog. (p. T247)
http://www.koko.org/world/art_portraits.html
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National Gallery of Art
Guide students to the National Gallery of Art, which
is searchable by subject. Challenge children to
figure out which category of animals listed might
show a picture of a "dancing moth." (p. T259)
http://www.nga.gov
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The
American Library Association Parents Page
Suggest that families who wish to find lists of
appropriate award-winning books for their children
connect to the Web site of The American Library
Association. (p. T269)
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids/Great_Web_Sites_for_Kids.htm
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Encyclopedia.com
Have children use online encyclopedias such as Encyclopedia.com
to practice their research skills. Ask them to compare
how different encyclopedias present information.
Do some have pictures? Do some have sounds and videos?
What other differences do they notice? (p. T285)
http://www.encyclopedia.com
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Week
6
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San
Diego Zoo
Encourage children to visit the San Diego Zoo online
and compare its contents to that of a brochure.
Ask them what they could put on a zoo Web site that
they couldn't put in their brochures. (p. T298)
http://www.sandiegozoo.org
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