The Wilderness Classroom

sleddogsWe have a fun year of learning planned and look forward to interacting with your classroom.  This year we will be exploring the Canadian Boreal Forest by canoe (September-October), the snowy wilderness of Minnesota by dogsled (January-March), and the Great Lakes by kayak (April-June). Download our curriculum guide to access a wide range of worksheets, lesson plans, and resources that will make it easier to use our online expeditions with your class.

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Suma
01/23/2012
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Age: 10, born in March 2002
Birthplace: Crockett Lake, near Ely, MN
Parents: Thule and Goofy
Favorite position: Swing
Favorite quote: "We should eat all of our provisions now so that we have less to carry."--Christopher Robbins, Winnie the Pooh
My full name is actually Suma Padme Ohm. I am white with [ ... ]


What would you like to learn about wolves?
01/23/2012
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Image via Wikipedia We have a great opportunity to learn about wolves! The International Wolf Center is located right in Ely, Minnesota. We want to find out what you would like to learn about wolves because we will visit the Wolf Center soon. They have interesting exhibits about wolves in a m [ ... ]


Sulfide Mining Near the Boundary Waters
01/23/2012
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Upper Student Response Worksheet Lower Student Response Worksheet Through last week’s Cast Your Vote students decided that we should highlight mining near the Boundary Waters.  Mining inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is not allowed.  However, several mining companies would li [ ... ]


What would you like us to make videos about?
01/23/2012
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We need your help figuring out what sort of videos to shoot while we are dogsledding in Minnesota! Please let us know what you would like to learn about – and what sort of videos you would like to see.  In the cold our camera battery doesn’t last very long, so we need to plan our video shoots i [ ... ]


Parts of a dogsled video
01/17/2012

Learn about different parts of a dogsled and why each part is important.


Harnessing a sled dog video
01/17/2012

What this video and learn how to harness a sled dog.


Graphic Organizers

Try these graphic organizers with our Expedition Updates!

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Skype with Dave and Amy!

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Each week Dave and Amy try to set aside time for video chats with classrooms. The next scheduled chats are between:

8:30 AM and 11:30 AM Tuesday, January 24th

email: dave (at) wildernessclassroom.com to set up a 15 minute video chat with your class.

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