Camp Internet News from the Director
September 18 - September 24, 2006

Timothy Tyndall - Director - Camp Internet

Weekly News from the Director of Camp Internet.

Learn about the Fall Equinox.

Fall Equinox is September 21.


For Fall Equinox studies go to the Global Garden class by clicking here.

Astronomy Class

History studies this week will focus on the Chumash Tribal group.

Follow this link to your Chumash Studies class

Rock Art Quiz this week! Click Here to explore now

You will find fascinating Rock Art units in many parts of Camp Internet.

The link above takes you to a Rock Art quiz unit which is part of the Channel Islands "Activities" link.

"Activities" links will always at the very top of the Camp Internet web page. Activities include the special Camp Internet "Digs" which use our chatroom for guided study. Subjects from Zoro to Mammoths are covered in the Camp Internet "Digs".




The Ancient Southwest Exploration has an "Activities" unit which will take you through Chaco Canyon, Ancient Southwest Geography, the Ice Age and much more.

Go to: This Portal Link to see what is in the Ancient Southwest Activies Unit.

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: this month:

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.

You will find one very important theme running through through our Science courses. It is "the Scientific Method". Essential for all of the areas of science we will study this year.

Let's study the "Scientific Method" just a bit. Read your course materials at the Scientific Method study unit.

Assignment:
for Friday: Write 250 - 500 words describing what the Scientific Method is.

History
We will make a History Timeline and our first map to use throughout this years History studies.

Goto: History Class Start Up

Goto: to begin study of Native American Life on the Pacific Coast

Goto: to continue your study of Native American Culture and Life. Read the Introduction

Goto: for the third study unit this month. Read the Introduction to Ancient Southwest History to begin.

Assignment:
Prepare your first Timeline. Goto: for the Timeline Project assignment. This unit will also give you a world map to print out for use during the year.

and prepare your word list as assigned.

Reading
Writting, both technical and creative, will be part of our Language Arts studies. As we go through our reading assignments we will also have reviews which will allow us to practice writting in many forms.

Goto: Reading Class Start Up for your first writting assignmnet.



A new part of our Camp Internet course options this year is the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution program.

Combining Conflict Resolution studies with an emphasis on application in the classroom with a more general Peace Studies course we explore the history, literature and culture of Peaceful Societies.

Go straight to the Peace Studies web

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