Elementary Internet Projects (fwd)

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From:   IN%"erogers@bonita.cerf.fred.org"  6-JAN-1994 01:47:19.88
To:     IN%"ideas-list@acme.fred.org"
CC:     IN%"ideas-list@acme.fred.org"
Subj:   FIELDTRIPS!!!
Please print and distribute this call for collaboration to teachers
you know who may be interested in participating.
Project Name:  Field Trips     Date:          School Year 1993 - 1994
Purpose:       To motivate students to observe, learn, and report more
               effectively on school excursions.  To give other
               students vicarious access to first-hand information
               about local, regional, and national museums, aquariums,
               libraries, and other places which can help students
               learn about the world.
Grade Level:   All grades     Content Area:  Science, Social Studies, History,
Geography,  Literature, Art, Music
Project Summary:  Your local educational resources are a gold mine of
                  information for you and your students.  You probably
                  don't think about it, but people in other places
                  would love to learn about your museums, historical
                  sites, geological, and archaeological sites, natural
                  wonders, libraries, national and state parks, nature
                  preserves, zoos and aquariums, archives, scientific
                  labs and archives, universities and colleges, and
                  businesses and industries.
                  This project encourages your students to look at
                  their own local resources with new eyes and share
                  their visits, observations, and discoveries with
                  students and classes all over the world.  If you
                  can't visit one of these places yourself, the
                  reports written for your class will contain much
                  useful and unique information which is sure to be of
                  interest to your students.
                  The Fieldtrips Project involves three simple steps:
                  1.  Send us the approximate dates and destination
                      of the field trip(s) you expect to take before
                      the summer of 1994.  Also send us the local
                      destinations that your students may be inclined
                      to attend apart from official school activities,
                      as part of a family or youth group activity.
                  2.  Each month, beginning in February, we will post
                      a list of submitted destinations approximately
                      biweekly along with your tentative field trip
                      schedule if included.
                  3.  Check the Fieldtrips newsgroup (PROJ.CHANNEL4
                      for FrEdMail users) every other week.  If you
                      see field trip destinations which interest you,
                      send your questions to that class prior to their
                      visit.  The class will go on their field trip
                      "armed" with your questions, and will have a
                      greater incentive to observe and report back to
                      you.  Your students, in turn, will be highly
                      interested in reading and evaluating the
                      replies.  Both groups of students will benefit
                      from the experience.
Project Coordinator:  Erica Rogers, Global SchoolNet Foundation
                      P.O. Box 243   Bonita, CA  91908
                      (619)475-4852   FAX - (619)472-0735
                      email: fieldtrips@acme.fred.org
Please print and distribute this CALL FOR COLLABORATION to teachers
you know who may be interested in participating.
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SEASONS           (c) January 5, 1994  FrEdMail Foundation
Date:          February 14 - May 17, 1993
Purpose:       To bring to students an awareness of the seasons, how
               they change and progress, how they vary across the
               nation and around the world.  Students will observe and
               document the change in seasons through direct
               observation.  By sharing and comparing their data with
               other classes across the nation and around the world,
               they will discover the effects of geography on climate
               and seasonal changes. Students will improve their
               reading and writing skills and learn how to use a
               database to query information in order to draw
               conclusions and answer questions about the data.
Subjects:   Science, social studies, math, language arts  Grade Level:   4-8
Summary:       Students will observe and record local indicators of
               seasonal change (first frost, first snowfall, first
               crocus, animal migration) to determine when the new
               season has "arrived."  Data and student essays will be
               collected and sent to the project coordinator. The
               lists will then be compiled into a database by the
               coordinator and shared with all participating sites. By
               using these databases, students will observe and
               describe weather patterns and seasonal changes affected
               by elevation, latitude, and geographical location.
               Students will also read and collect articles from their
               local newspaper which describe seasonal changes in
               their own and other places. (Optional)
Number of Participants:  approximately 30 classrooms
Project Coordinator:        Erica Rogers, Global SchoolNet Foundation
  P.O. Box 243, Bonita, CA 91908  Email: erogers@bonita.cerf.fred.org