December 1 - December 7, 2003

History The "Watermen" and the Islanders. We will visit the history of surfing this week to see where the early Polynesian (World-Around) Sailors began to take up surfing as we know it today.
Go to this link for Surfing class


Buckminister Fuller called the early Polynesian sailors "world around sailors" because he believed they were the first to sail around the globe.

Is it possible that Explorers from the South Pacific, from Polynesia, were the first to discover the Channel Islands?

Go to this link to begin your study

Was China the first culture to send explorers to North America?

Some reports indicate that a Chinese Buddhist monk spent time in Mexico and Central America preching to the Maya.

Take this link to explore the role of China in the discovery of the Channel Islands

Your Quiz for History this week is included in this link.

Science Gumdrop, Pioneer and Guide. 3 Seamounts in this region of importance.
Go to this link for your Ocean Studies class

Learning to use GIS maps provides tremendous value in visualizing the entire Biome we call the Channel Islands region.

Goto: to begin using the Camp GIS map library.

Start by selecting the map "California Central Coast". It is second from the top of the list. Explore this map. It will provide information on real time tide, stream and protected areas.

We will continue during the month to explore the GIS maps and how to best use them and perhaps add to them. Next we will look at the Camp Internet GIS map which provides a tremendous example of Teacher and Student content built into a GIS map.