Home
Introduction
Classrooms
Field
Reports
Student
Projects
Field
Trips
Chat
Room
Media
Library
Trail
Guides
Search
for the week of March 19-23, 2001
Highlights :
RAILROADS DIG !! Come learn about the massive efforts entailed by people from all over the world to build the transcontinental railroad that opened California to the east. Were they really 'ruthless as crocodiles' as the newspapers of the time said ? Who really 'built' the railroad?
This Week in Channel Island Region History
This week we close up the Shipwreck and Smugglers Studies that began http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition2/shipwrecks/ . You can still have your class learn about the smugglers, trapping boats, and shipwrecks that plagued the Channel in the 1800s - why they happened and what their impact was good and bad. These events lead to the near extinction of the sea otters, brought much needed - but illegal - supplies into the Spanish held missions and presidios, and caused the loss of life and fortunes. It is a colorful and important period of California history as the gold rush got underway and more and more shipping began to traverse the dangerous waters of the Channel.
Next week we shift to Island Development History - the remarkable people who built the first ranches, hotels and small industries on the Islands.
Marine Studies
Along with the ongoing weather studies Camp hosts all winter, we are also working on our feature on Marine Studies and that trail begins at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/classes/sea.html . Learn about life under the sea, along the shore, and explore an ecosystem rarely seen by the human eye.
*** Calling all classes - Teachers Digs Coming up !! ***
Meet us in the Student Dig Room for these fun learning adventures :
Monroe School's Dig will take place Mon-Tues the 26-27 on California Backcountry artists. Madison School will be hosting the Student Dig next the 28th-30th Oro Grande School has a Dig on the National Parks for April 2nd-3rd Oaks Middle School will be hosting the following week, April 4th -6th.
Come see what our Camp Teachers have 'uncovered' in these original teacher-generated or class-generated Digs.
VIDEO CONTEST - see http://www.rain.org/video/camp-lego-contest.html
TEACHER'S INTERNET DIGS - select a date you would like to feature your Dig in April. (REQUIRED for all CTAP 10 scholarship teachers going out on field trips). Install it one afternoon and we will feature it to the camp community - and your class - for 2-3 days following. Send your requested dates to camp@rain.org. If you still need to learn how to create a Dig - see the Teacher's Chatroom inside the password protected Teacher's Web - your private work space to test your links and learn!
Camp00-isl-l mailing list
Camp00-isl-l@rain.org
http://www.rain.org/mailman/listinfo/camp00-isl-l
Return Home