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for the week of Nov. 6-10, 2000
New This Week - Student Chat room will feature a challenging OCEANOGRAPHY DIG on Friday the 10th - no advanced preparation required, but see the suggested links below to study up if time allows. DIG will be in the Chat room all day and will teach students how to learn about the REALLY UNUSUAL oceanography of the Channel region and why it has been able to support such an abundance of sea and human life for thousands of years. Please RSVP to camp@rain.org if you plan to attend.
Science - Beginning Oceanography
TAKE THE QUIZ - We hope you have had a chance to enjoy the Pygmy Mammoth section in our science section. There is a NEW Islands Paleontology quiz available now at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/quiz/phpquiz/quizz5/quizz_voir5.php3 .
This week we are featuring the second week on OCEANOGRAPHY. You can reach OCEANOGRAPHY at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/oceanography/ . This section has really interesting science facts the geographic and current features that shape the unique bio-system that surrounds the Channel Islands and exists ONLY in the one place on earth. What is UPWELLING ? Why is Point Conception a treacherous landmark ? What makes the GYRE swirl up all the food that attracts such a diverse range of tropical and arctic water creatures to the Channel Islands. Check it out !
History and Reading - Chumash and Gabrielino Seafaring and Trading
TAKE THE QUIZZES - Have you tried out the NEW Chumash Quiz accessed from the main Native Lifeways page at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition1/unit1B.html ? If you have students type your own email address in the upper box the server will send you a copy of their work including final score. Let us know how it works for you.
This is our second week featuring Native Seafaring and Trading as we study the interaction between the islands and mainland. You can find the Traders section at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/expedition1/trade.html and the Seafaring section is at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/stories/natomol2.html . When you have completed these sections, there is a NEW QUIZ available to test their knowledge at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/quiz/phpquiz/quizz3/quizz_voir3.php3 . Lets see if they have learned what was valuable on the islands for trade, and what the islanders had to go to the mainland to gather in trade.
Coming Up
Camp Alumni special projects will be featured early in Novembers in the Teacher's Chat room - come see teacher innovations and adaptations of the Camp resources for their classrooms. The gallery of projects will open November 7th and remain until November 30th. Then we host a Meet-the-Author with provocative thinker Harley Hahn, author of numerous million best-seller Internet books. Harley will be with us for the Tuesday November 14th Teacher's Chat, 7-8pm.
Family Night
Our featured Family Night this month has been moved to November 16th so we can do a camp-wide ROCK ART Family Night. Please invite families to attend by sending home the announcement that will be sent to you as an attachment for opening on a PC with Outlook ideally. If you need us to fax it, write to marcy@rain.org.
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