COMING UP - Ask-a-Scientist Day - Join us morning and/or afternoon on Friday, March 22nd for a fun and informative Ask-A-Scientist Chat Day. We will link you to expert Scientists - and - to Native American Science Fair Students attending a National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Times for sessions are 9am-11am, and 12-2pm.
Spring Equinox FAMILY NIGHT - Celebrate Your Gardens - Thursday March 21st Come make plans to create a new spring garden - in containers, on a windowsill, or in a yard. Join in online and tell us what your school, community, or family gardens grow - and share tips with fellow Gardeners. All ages welcome. Session will be online 6-8pm!
THIS MONTH'S CAMPWIDE DIG - AMAZING WOMEN of the WEST ! This DIG offers your students a chance to participate in Women's History Month where they will learn about writers, artists and explorers of the West. We also encourage teachers and students to post a report on an Amazing Woman from their own Family! Encourage Literacy through Family History! A special thanks to the 4 classrooms who opened their doors for the Amazing Women Family Night - it was very exciting to see Moms getting online - many for the FIRST TIME!
TEACHER RETREAT - RSVP by March 12th - Our Happy Campers are invited to attend a fun Teachers' Retreat on March 16th at Descanso Gardens in La Canada near Pasadena. This retreat will help you locate funding to continue the program next year and prepare you to let other teachers in your district know about the program to encourage a district initiative. Lunch is provided, you can see the new Camp Internet virtual tour and join a strategy session, and then we step out into the beautiful gardens for a guided tour. Families can enjoy the gardens while teachers are at the retreat and all can join in the guided tour 2-4pm. Bring your GPS! RSVP PLEASE by March 12th and let us know if you need a vegetarian lunch. Retreat Invitations have been mailed out by post, or you can access the invitation pdf at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/pdfs/ci2002springretreat.pdf
Are You Ready to DIG the Internet ?
Teachers - we are now officially in the time frame where we feature YOUR Internet Digs. There is no other program on the Internet that lets teachers create these easy, non-HTML, learning quests so please join in and take pride in presenting your OWN Dig to your class and community. Six - twelve research questions are really all it takes to build a DIG !
Please prepare your custom Internet Dig, on a topic of your choice, by following the easy steps in the online training workshops located at
http://chat.rain.org/cgi-bin/nph-teacherworkshop and when you have a Dig ready, let us know the week in March or April you would like to have it featured. The rooms we will set aside will be in the Field Reports area as we will still have the current Digs running in the Dig Section. Send reservation requests to camp@campinternet.net.
For Students This Week
More Exciting Learning Adventures this week -
Islands moves from Pirates to SHIPWRECKS and SMUGGLERS explorations http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition2/shipwrecks/
Backcountry follows the incredible feat that built the RAILROAD through the wilderness
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/railroads/
Southwest keeps uncovering those amazing DINOSAURS
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/southwest/dinosaurs/
And Gardens are planning their gardens and preparing their soil
http://www.rain.org/global-garden/