Scope Links April 12, 2010

Here are some recommended links to help you form pre-reading and extension activities for each article in this issue.

Your World, p. 3

"Calling All Harry Potter Fans"
- Official site of the new Harry Potter theme park, www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter
- Official site of the contest, www.scholastic.com/harrypotter

Readers Theater Play: The Last Song, p. 6

Nonfiction: Oceans: Into the Deep, p. 13

Official Oceans movie Web site, http://disney.go.com/disneynature/oceans
Coral reef information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, http://coralreef.noaa.gov
The Nature Conservancy's introduction to coral reefs, including links to awesome photographs, videos, and an online quiz, www.nature.org/joinanddonate/rescuereef
The Monterey Bay Aquarium offers information and videos about the oceans, what you can do to help save our oceans, and a printable seafood guide to help people make smart seafood choices, www.montereybayaquarium.org
The World Wildlife Fund offers tons of information about our oceans and the threats they face, www.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet
The National Resources Defense Council teaches about the oceans through personal stories as well as "State of Our Seas" articles. Look for links to Flickr for some amazing ocean photos! http://oceans.nrdc.org

Nonfiction: Lean, Green, Eco-Machines, p. 16

The Project Evie Web site includes the group's blog, as well as photos and facts about electric cars and fossil fuels, www.project-evie.org

True Teen: Get the Lead Out, p. 18

Mike Browne's Get the Lead Out of Fishing Web site features facts about lead and endangered birds, as well as photos and ideas for how you can help, www.replacelead.com/project.shtml

SCOPE 100: Miley Makes a Difference, p. 23