Week 1
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Folktales on the Web
Students can find folktale fun by going to Scholastic's Internet Field Trip
"Folktales on the Web." (p. T11)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/childlit/folk.htm |
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Authors
Online: Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky is a great favorite of children of all ages and the author of the
paired selection "Who Pulled the Plug in My Ant Farm?" Send your
students to Scholastic's Authors Online area, where they will find out how Jack
accidentally became a poet. (p. T51)
http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/ authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=77& collateralID=5266&displayName=Biography |
Week 2
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M.C. Escher
Visit the M. C. Escher area on iProject Online for ideas on how to use the artist's optical
illusions in your classroom. To find more information on M. C. Escher online, navigate to the Art Museum on the World of Escher Web site, or type in the key word Escher in a familiar search engine. (p. T67)
http://www.iproject.com/escher/escher100.html and
http://www.worldofescher.com/gallery |
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Conjuror
Visit the Conjuror Web site and print out free magic tricks for your students.
Assign different magic tricks to groups of students and have them work together
to perfect their optical illusions. Have them use Smart pages to write a short
script to accompany each trick. (p. T72)
http://www.conjuror.com |
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Brainpop
Students can watch an animation about robots and
take a robot quiz at Brainpop. (p. T112)
http://www.brainpop.com/tech/computeranddigital/
robots/index.weml |
Week 3
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Preludes to
Evolution: Mary Anning
Have students get to know the real Mary Anning through the University of
California's Museum of Paleontology Web site. Encourage students to compare the
facts of her life with the historical fiction Dragons in the Rocks. (p.
T117)
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/anning.html |
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Dinosaurs and Fossils
Have students visit Scholastic's Dinosaurs and Fossils Resources page to unearth
information about dinosaur digs. (p. T135)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/
articlearchives/dinos/index.htm |
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The American
Museum of Natural History
This site has over 190 pages filled with information on dinosaur and fossil
digs. Just do a search of the key words dinosaur or fossil. (p.
T135)
http://www.amnh.org |
Week 4
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KidsConnect
Suggest that family members go to KidsConnect, where questions can be posted to
librarians about skyscrapers. Your questions will be answered in one or two
days, and families can discuss the results. (p. T195)
http://ala8.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html |
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Architectural
Wonders Online
Students can take an Internet Field Trip to "Architectural Wonders
Online." Find the Architecture in America link and take a tour of
skyscrapers around the U.S. Compare architectural styles. (p. T183)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/architec.htm |
Week 5
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Inventions: From Ideas to
Reality
Send students on an Internet Field Trip that links to the Edison National
Historical site and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. (p. T237)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/science/invent.htm |
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Writing
With Writers: Biography Writing
Have students visit the biography-writing workshop at Scholastic.com, hosted by
award-winning authors Patricia and Fred McKissack. The workshop includes writing
tips, warm-up activities, and writing samples. (p. T284)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/biograph/index.htm |