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We have 3 new curriculum Units comming online in January. If you are interested in having your class take part in one of the new beta-units send me email at rain@rain.org.

The new Camp Internet classes will be:

Energy Studies. Designed for Elementary, Middle and High School Students. This new unit will review all the different types of renewable energy students will be working with in the future. Hydrogen, Solar, Wind, Water and more.

The Hero in Myth and Literature. Designed for Middle School and High School students. This very special new study unit will follow the Journey of the Hero as it is described in many World Myths. Exciting new studies in literature, history, mythology and culture will come together in this unit.

Storytelling in American History. Designed for young readers, this unit will present the stories and study into the authors or tribes which told the stories.

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The Camp Internet American History Thanksgiving study unit is online and ready for use.

Go to : http://www.rain.org/campinternet/american-history/thanksgiving/ to begin study.

If your class does the special Acorn activity please send us in pictures and reports on how it turns out.

We have had Camp Internet chat sessions with two classes outside the U.S.. Last month we had a very informative and fun chat with the Director of the Community Wireless Network Project in Nepal and Monday evening, (Tuesday Morning China time) we had a very interesting chatsession with two teachers working in Hong Kong. We were able to talk about school in China, food, animals and what everyone is studying.

In Nepal Camp Internet has 4 classrooms, ranging in age from 9 to 18. In Hong Kong we have classes in 6th and 7th grades.

The links to those chat sessions will be posted later this week. Look for new chats with China and Costa Rica in December and January.

Winter Weather is here!

Now is the time to use the Camp Internet Weather Report Form. Your reports will become part of a GIS weather monitoring project for the 2004-2005 school year.

Go to: http://www.rain.org/campinternet/meteorology/campweatherform.html to use the Weather Report Form.

We encourage exploration of the Meteorology study unit during this season. Go to: http://www.rain.org/campinternet/meteorology to begin study in the Camp Internet Meteorology class.

The Camp Internet GATE class is one of the best ways to explore nearly all of Camp's different units. Woven into the GATE curriculum is an online exploration through the rich and diverse materials within Camp Internet. Goto: http://www.rain.org/GATE-web-2004 to check out the GATE class web. Have your students goto the GATE class web when they are working on Science Fair projects or other research.

Field Reports and GIS reports are beginning to come in from classes around the world. If you are working on the Global Garden curriculum and want to send in a Garden Field Report go to: http://www.rain.org/global-garden/garden-field-report-form.html

The Ocean Studies class has new units this week at: http://www.rain.org/ocean/

The Peace Studies class has new units in History and the Science of Peace.

Go to the Peace Studies web at http://www.rain.org/peace-studies

If you have any questions send them over to camp@campinternet.net

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Where would you like to explore this week?
Camp Internet
Global Garden
Video Library & Broadcasting
Homeschool Campus
American History
ESL
Ocean Studies class Search the Camp web