Scott Foresman Reading Street

NEW LITERACIES

Internet Inquiry Activity

EXPLORE DANGERS ON THE MOON

Use the following 5-day plan to help students conduct this week's Internet inquiry activity
on the risks of walking on the moon. Remind students to follow classroom rules when
using the Internet.

Identify Questions Discuss the lesson focus question: What are the risks of walking on the moon? Review what students already know about the Moon, its physical features, and the dangers astronauts face on moonwalks. Have students work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to write an inquiry question focusing on a particular risk of a moonwalk.

Navigate/Search Have students determine keywords related to their inquiry questions and use a student-friendly search engine to locate helpful Web sites. Students may wish to begin their search using NASA as a keyword since this organization has many Web sites about its space missions. Students can bookmark helpful sites, if allowed, or print their search engine results for a listing of URL addresses to explore in more depth on Day 3.

Analyze Have students analyze sites identified on Day 2. Remind them to evaluate information for credibility, considering the level of expertise or bias of the site's creator. Point out, for example, educational sites (.edu) may be created by teachers or students. Students can take notes or, if allowed, print out information and highlight relevant facts. If printing, remind students to print just those pages containing useful information.

Synthesize Have students combine information from several sources. Discuss plagiarism and how to avoid it. For practice, provide examples of paragraphs printed from the Internet and ask students how they would restate the information in their own words. Remind students it is also acceptable to use short quotations from reference material, set off by quotation marks.

Communicate Have students share their inquiry results and work in small groups to write reports about the dangers of moonwalks. Have groups create an outline for the report and then have each member write one section of it.

RESEARCH/STUDY SKILLS

Order Form/Application

TEACH

Ask students to name one of the first steps a student must take to be accepted into a
space camp program. Guide them to mention filling out an application. Show students
an order form and an application, defining these features.

An order form is used to buy a product. They can be found printed in catalogs
or online.
To complete an order form, read the description of the product you want to buy
and record information (such as size or color) in the proper blanks.
An application is used when a person applies for a job or wants to be
accepted into a program or organization.
Applications ask for identifying information, such as name, address, and phone
number. They may also request other information, such as job history or reasons
why a person wants to be accepted into a program.
Fill in all blanks on an application form unless they are labeled optional. It is
important to fill in information accurately and write clearly.

Have pairs fill out a blank order form for merchandise or an application to a youth
program. Then, discuss these questions:

1.	What kinds of information do you need to complete an order form? (Your address and information identifying the merchandise.)
2.	Why do you think application forms are used? (Possible response: To help evaluate whether the person applying is best for the job or program)

ASSESS

Check that students complete forms fully and accurately.

For more practice or to assess students, use Practice Book pp. 249–250.