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for the week of Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, 2000
Channel Islands Briefing 11 11-27-00
New This Week - We are moving from Native American to the European Explorers this week and invite your students to start off on this new trail. From the history section, select Exploration and Colonization of the Channel Region at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition2/ . When you open that section, start with European Exploration and there you will find an overview that is this week's feature at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition2/europeanexploration.html.
In the coming weeks until the winter Holiday Break, we will be learning about these early explorers, and then after the New Year, learning about colonization, the Rancho Era, the missions, and the pirates and smugglers who were all apart of the 1800-1860 period of California's history.
Astronomy
Also starting this week is our feature on Astronomy that runs until the Winter Break. There are interesting Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy resources online for your use in the Camp Science section. We have also provided a star wheel for you in your Expedition Supply Kit to check out to students. The goal is to show them a map of the current night sky during class time, help them identify 3-4 key constellations, and then send them home with the wheel one night each to search the night sky with their parents to find at least two of the constellations. Between now and Winter Break, there are enough nights for most classrooms to send the wheel home with each student.
Upcoming LIVE Chat
Our featured live chat during the coming weeks is on Astronomy and features UC Santa Barbara's Remote Access Astronomy Project with Professor Tom Fuller. He will be providing a virtual tour of their web site - and how to use their online telescope to bring astro-images right to your desk top - on December 7th 9-11am and in the evening 7-8pm for a Family Night. Mark your calendar for these live learning opportunities that are 'out of this world' !
Teacher Training
This week we will have 20 teachers in training learning how to create their own Camp Outpost Web Site. From the foundation they learn in these one-day sessions, the teachers will return to the classroom and invite their students to create projects that can be featured in their Outpost Web Site. In February, we will host a teachers-only gallery of the projects to share one another's efforts. And then in March, the project-based web sites will become a permanent part of the Camp Outpost Gallery. From a single page to an in-depth curriculum web site, our Camp teachers are braving the new world of self-publishing and online instruction. Power to the Teachers !!
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