December 2-9

Theme: European Explorers, First Contact, and Archaeoastronomy

FIRST CONTACT DIG

Each DIG we present is part of a story being told over the year. We are now moving in that story from Native Peoples to FIRST CONTACT with European Explorers. Please join us to discover who the first explorers were to arrive in the Channel and to read about their discoveries – and encounters with the Native Peoples.

ASTRONOMY EVENTS

As was outlined in the Campwide DIG, this month is our Archaeoastronomy Month and our special event will be December 12-13. You can printout the flyer at www.campinternet.net/astro2002, or request it as a word document so you can modify it for your own class needs. If you want to open your doors for a very popular FAMILY NIGHT, please RSVP to camp@campinternet.net. Families can also participate from a home computer. If you assign your students to identify a specific constellations as evening homework, then they can come report live in the discovery chat room to tell us what constellation/s they found! We also welcome art work or telescope photos of the night sky, and star lore essays or short stories as postings.

December –January Student Showcase

For the next two months, we are changing the FIELD REPORT ROOMS under each Expedition Track to become a center for you to POST your student’s Fall work. Please make sure each entry includes students and school name in the Your Handle box. And if you have not yet done your SCHOOL INTRO, you can still add those too. Any / all formats / types of reports are welcome.

These are very important self-publishing activities for student skill building AND become an important part of our Camp Internet GIS map so showcase your student work PROUDLY!