The Wilderness Classroom

Getting started

dave_amy_tent We have a fun year of learning planned and look forward to interacting with your classroom. Dave and Amy take off on the final 5,000 mile leg of their journey across North America on May 9th. Join them this spring as they explore the Great Lakes by kayak (May-June, 2012). When school resumes in the Fall catch up with Dave and Amy as kayak from Maine to Key West (September, 2012 - April, 2013).

We have developed a wide range of worksheets, lesson plans, and other free resources that will help your class participate in the adventure of a lifetime!

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How can we conserve power?
06/04/2012

We need electricity to power our cameras, computers, satellite phone, GPS, and other electronic devices. However, we do not have easy access to power like most people in North America have at home or school. We use solar panels and a battery made by Goal Zero to collect energy from the sun to pow [ ... ]

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Camping Cooking
06/04/2012

This video shows you how we cook dinner and some of the foods we eat while we are kayaking and camping.
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Water, Water Everywhere
06/03/2012

Student Response Worksheet (Upper) Student Response Worksheet (Lower) We recently paddled from the Slate Islands back to the mainland. During the six mile crossing of open water, the wind was calm. Our kayaks glided over the glassy surface. A little swell caused us to gently bob up and down as [ ... ]

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Podcast 5/30/2012
05/31/2012

This is a video of a snowshoe hare that was unafraid of humans and hung around our campsite on the Slate Islands for several days.
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Exploring the Slate Islands
05/28/2012

This video shows some of the highlights from our 7 mile crossing to the Slate Islands and the 4 wonderful days we spent relaxing and exploring in the remote island group.
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