Getting Started
WHERE TO BEGIN?
Each year The Wilderness Classroom engages in one, or two online learning adventures.
During these adventure students are able to interact with expedition members
though our web site as well as school visits before and after each adventure.
Each learning adventure is focused around expedition
updates which we post on our web site. New photos, videos, scientific data,
journal entires, podcasts, interactive polls, and other content will appear
every day Monday through Friday through out each learning adventure.
In 2008/2009 we will be exploring the Amazon Rainforest, Yellowstone National Park, and Marine Biology in the Bahamas.
| The Wilderness Classroom helps students explore the world around them, as they both ask and solve questions. Learning adventures encourage a deeper sense of cultural and environmental awareness among students, and help students draw connections between their daily lives and the lives of people across the globe. |
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Expedition Updates
Each expedition update contains a variety of content designed to engage, educate,
and excite your students. The links below will take you to examples of the content
we offer during each learning adventure.
Notes
From The Trail - Journal entries, photos, and daily data keep students
informed, and active in the adventure.
Daily
Dilemma - Each day, team members are presented with a wide range
of problems that they have to solve. Team members will talk about the dilemmas
they encounter in their Notes From The Trail. We want your students to use their
higher-order thinking skills to help the team make the best decisions using
Daily Dilemmas.
Daily Podcast - Every morning you can listen to our audio updates and learn how we plan to solve the daily dilemma from the previous day. You will need Flash to listen to audio updates.
Cultural
Connections - Interesting facts and profiles about the people we've
met along the way will be posted every Monday.
Amazon
Animals - Each day a new animal of the rainforest will be featured.
Find out where it lives, what it eats, and other interesting facts. Photos included.
Video Clips
- One to two minute videos uploaded from the rainforest was we travel give students
unique glimpses into life in the rainforest. You will need Flash 8.0 or higher
to view our videos.
Mystery
Photo - Each update, students can use their investigative skills
to solve a mystery. Clues are provided and responses are sent to the adventurers.
Mystery Photos are a huge hit with 1st to 4th grade students.
Cast
Your Vote - Decide where the adventurers go, what they do, and
what they study by casting your vote using online polls. Please use the maps
to find out more about the options presented. Encourage students to submit their
reasons why they voted for a particular destination.
Expedition Maps
- Follow the journey through this amazing interactive maps.
CURRICULUM
Lesson Plans:
Our goal is to make it easy to for teachers to integrate our program into their
existing curriculum. To accomplish this we have developed a wide range of quick
activities (most with worksheets) to use in conjunction with Notes From The
Trail, Amazon Animals, Mystery Photo, and People of Peru. You may download the
plans and print it out for additional reference. The lessons for Project Peru
will be available in .pdf format for printing, or HTML for online browsing starting
at the beginning of March.
Rainforest Library:
The Rain Forest Library contains a wealth of information for you and your students.
Included are useful facts and pictures about the different animals, plants,
and people who make the rainforest home. It is intended as a quick reference
guide and a supplement to the information provided at the beginning of each
unit.