Scope Links for December 14, 2009
Here are some recommended links to help you form pre-reading and extension activities for each article in this issue.
Your World, p. 3
- "Read & Release"
- Official site
www.bookcrossing.com - "Poet's Bright Star"
- Official site of the film
www.brightstar-movie.com - "What's In a Name?"
- Site of the NASA contest, includes background info on the contest, as well as interactive educational materials about space travel, Mars rovers, and more
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/msl-20090527.html
- Official site of the movie
www.startrekmovie.com
Vocabulary: The Scope 100 Wordhunt on Rachael Flatt, p. 13
- Rachael's official site
www.rachaelflatt.net - Official site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, includes educational programs
www.vancouver2010.com - Reading Is Fundamental
www.rif.org
Nonfiction: "Meeting Nelson Mandela," p. 14
- Nelson Mandela Foundation
www.nelsonmandela.org - "Be the Change," Scholastic Lesson Plan on activism
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747639
