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News from the Director
Timothy Tyndall - Director - Camp Internet
Weekly News & Briefing
October 2 - October 8, 2006
Channel Islands Literature for this week:
Island of the Blue Dolphins
One of the most famous works of American children’s literature revolves around one of the Channel Islands, it is titled Island of the Blue Dolphins
and was written in 1960 by Scott O’Dell.
This story provides insight into the challenges of living on the remote islands, which although they might be in viewing distance of the mainland on clear days,
were up to 75 miles away across a choppy channel in a wood plank canoe.
It is a mysterious story based on a historical record of a real a young woman,
The Lost Woman of San Nicolas Island, who was once stranded when her people migrated to the mainland.
"Far off the coast of California looms a rock known as the Island of San Nicholas. Dolphin flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kelp beds, cormorants roost on it crags, and sea elephants loll on stony beaches.
Follw this link to the Literature Portal
(or go to: http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/stories for the Literature Portal
Weather.
As we move further into Fall it seems Weather becomes an important thing. Out here in the West it is the issue of "will it rain",
for Farmers it is the issue of "how cold will it get and when will it get cold".
Let's explore the Camp Internet Meterology Class and begin to learn about Weather.
For Meterology click on the link above or go to: http://www.rain.org/campinternet/meteorology/
History studies this week continue our research of California Tribal Groups. We have studied
the Chumash and the Gabrielinos Tribal groups. This week we will begin to learn about
the Shasta. This is our first adventure into Northern California to learn about the Native Peoples and their cultures.
As we study be sure to keep notes and work on an essay that explores the Relationships and the Differences in the different Tribes.
Follow this link to
your Shasta Studies
Click on the link above for Shasta Studies or go to: http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/shasta/
Rock Art Quiz still active this week!
Click Here to explore now
For the Channel Islands Activities
web go to: by clicking on this portal link
Let's look at some of the areas you can explore as School starts up.
Explore First Peoples in the Ancient Southwest unit
Ocean Studies
Part of the larger Environmental Studies within Camp Internet, the Ocean Studies unit links you to resources, projects and interesting online video.
Civics - American Government Studies
Goto our Forms
and Printable Materials.
Now - let's look at the Course work still active from last week:
Science
We will study Geography this month. Goto:
Channel Islands Science to begin. Materials in english and spanish. Storybook format for K-3.
Goto:
for California BackCountry Geography studies
Goto:
for Ancient Southwest Geography studies.
History
Goto:
this link for Homeschool History Class
If you have any questions send them over to camp@campinternet.net
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