Welcome to your first Camp Internet Dig - Discover the Magic and Challenges of the Backcountry!..........
This is your chance to get familiar with the Camp’s Backcountry resources you will be using in Camp Internet this year – and – a chance to show us that you can use the Internet as a research tool to answer 8 challenging questions.
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
REMEMBER ………………..In this DIG you will want to read each QUESTION, follow the BUTTON that links you to where the answer can be found, and then use your browser’s BACK button (usually upper left) to come back into the DIG and post your ANSWERS. When composing an ANSWER, be sure to make it a full sentence – example, if the question is How many Channel Islands are there? Do not answer with just a number, write a full sentence that includes the answer. Also, it is very important to include your first name and school or teacher’s name in the YOUR HANDLE box before you post every time…. HAVE FUN !!!!
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 1: Who were the FIRST people to live in the California Backcountry ? How many tribes did they live in? button
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 2: How many geographic regions are there in California that have BACKCOUNRY lands in them ? HINT: Some people called these the Seven States of California button
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 3: What fossils from ancient life have been found in California ? button button
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 4: When California was settled by its earliest pioneers – what countries did they come from ? button
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 5: Take a look at the paintings early explorers made – and photographs – and tell us which on is your favorite and why ( be sure to open links at bottom of this page to see their works) button
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 6: We have lots of fun writers to read who wrote about life in early California – true stories and fictional stories. Pick one writer, read their biography and come back here to tell us who you picked and a short story about their life ( just a few sentences is fine). button
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 7: What industries began in California after statehood that changed the Backcountry ? button button
Backcountry DIG: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 8:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***DIG Discovery 8: Have you ever been to the California Backcountry? If so tell us where you have explored. If not, what areas do you hope to visit someday? What do you imagine you would see there ?
FUN FOLLOW UP PROJECT: . . . . Mon, Sep 9, 9:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
FOLLOW-UP Project – On a large map of California on the wall (draw one or use a printed one), you can start charting the different places Camp Internet will help you explore this year. You can pin on the names of the people, plants, or animals we discover – and even color code the flags based on their theme – History ? Science ? Writers ? Artists? Science ? This way your Camp Internet Outpost in your classroom helps you chart the discoveries you will be making online!