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JASON XIV Project "From Shore to Sea" Our Daily Activities |
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Hey 4th Grade "Channel Challengers", come on board our virtual tour with JASON XIV to California's Channel Islands! |
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Nov. 25: Meet, Dr. Allison Nosilla, your expedition leader!
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Nov. 22: Read your team's task
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Dec. 5: Meet the research teams and See photos of our researchers!
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Dec. 9: The flight to Santa Barbara went smoothly. Thank you all for filling out your travel plans and planning your trip online.
Today we took a boat trip across to the Channel Islands today to begin our research. You will create your resume and character sketch so everyone can get to know you. |
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Dec. 20: Your next task is to use our JASON XIV website to learn all about your research story. You are the experts! Log into the Official JASON website and explore! Take notes! Record your findings in your JASON journal and be ready to share what you have learned. Later on, you will compile your findings into a Microsoft Publisher Newsletter. |
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January 28: Pinniped Diving for Data Experiment. See our photos |
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January 28: Kelp Forest Sampling Lab. See our photos |
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January 29: We traveled to the live tele-presence at OMSI in Portland. See our field trip photos |
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February 10, 2003: Pinniped Stomach Contents Lab. See our photos |
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February 17, 2003: We are officially registered and confirmed to participate in the JASON Quilt Exchange! We will create 25 quilt blocks which will be shared with 25 other schools, and we will receive 25 squares in return so we can create our own JASON quilt.
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| February, 2003: Students are beginning to write research articles about their topics. These will be put into a MS Publisher newsletter. | ||||||||
February 18, 2003: Research Question: How do elephant seals and California sea lions stay warm? The blubber mitt activity. See photos
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March - April, 2003: Our research teams will be working on designing a quilt square for the quilt exchange project. |
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April 3, 2003 - Students painted their quilt squares for the JASON Quilt Exchange. See Photos |
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April 7 - We received our first two quilt squares! One was from Poway, California, and the other was from Wichita, Kansas. |
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April 8, 2003 - We sent 25 of our quilt squares to other schools in the U.S. and Australia. Read the letter we sent with each quilt square. |
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April 21 - Look at our quilt! This quilt is constructed from the duplicate squares our class kept. We love it!
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JASON XIV Project Story Content & Web Links |
STORY 1 - Geology and Geography: Where Are We Going and Why? Learn how the Channel Islands' geographic location determines the environment and learn how sea life depends on ocean currents. |
| Where are the Channel Islands? - scroll down to see all the detailed maps |
| Plate Tectonics - "This Dynamic Earth" - from the USGS |
| El Nino Images and Information - from NOAA |
| La Brea Tar Pits - learn about Mammoths and the Pleistocene |
| The Earth - Plate tectonics, continental drifting |
| Plate Tectonics Maps |
| Brain Pop - Earth's Structure |
| Brain Pop Movie on Plate Tectonics |
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STORY 2 - The Human History and Culture of the Channel Islands: Past and Present Learn about the Chumash people and their traditions. |
| Chumash Indians - Exhibits and topics from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
| Chumash Indian Life |
| Daily Life Chumash - food, cooking, tools, health, medicine, myths, games, dances, language, cave painting, canoes, basketry, shelter, dress, and more |
| Building a Tomol - an animated slide show |
| Chumash Maritime Association |
| Chumash Interpretive Center |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum |
| Learn about the Chumash Indians from a class of 3rd grade students |
| A site to go with lesson 2.3 - The Brother Jonathan Shipwreck Exhibit |
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STORY 3 - Coastal Ecosystems: Land, Water, and Sea Learn about watersheds and how they affect ecosystems on the land and in the sea. |
| Play an Interactive Watershed Game |
| Plankton Information - from Bigelow Laboratories |
| Phytoplankton Page with Pictures |
| More Phytoplankton Information - from SEAWIFS |
| Monitoring the Earth From Space |
| What Color is the Ocean? |
| Map Showing Ocean & Plant Life on Earth - be sure to read the paragraph below the map! |
| What Are Plumes and Blooms? |
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Story 4 - Kelp Forest Ecosystems: Monitoring and Management Learn about kelp forests and what role they play in the Channel Islands ecosystem. |
| Kelp Forests in the Santa Barbara Coastal Ecosystem |
| Look at a Live "Kelp Cam" - camera at the Monterey Bay Aquarium |
| Kelp Forest - Ghost Forest - click "Vanishing Life" and "How You Can Help" |
| Dive into the Kelp Forest - from the National Geographic - this is an awesome interactive die into the kelp forest. Click on the kelp forest to begin. (It needs Macromedia Flash to run.) |
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Story 5 - Pinnipeds: Monitoring and Management Learn all about the difference between seals and sea lions, where they migrate, how deep they dive, and much more! |
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What are Pinnipeds? - from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory |
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Pinniped Research - see pictures of seals and sea lions and listen to their distinctive voices |
| See a Live Seal Cam from California - this is REALLY cool and worth the wait! Under "Search for a park byname, use the down arrow to select "Ano Nuevo State Reserve." Click "Go" then click "See the video." |
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Story 6 - Conserving Our Natural Resources: A Balancing Act Learn how the Channel Islands are being protected, the efforts to save the rare Channel Island fox from extinction, and how marine reserves are being established. |
| Golden Eagles - learn about efforts to relocate and track golden eagles |
| Island Fox - click the tab that says "Species" then "Mammals" then "Island fox" |
| Channel Islands National Park |
| Channel Islands National Park Island Fox Page |
| Ocean Games |
| Play a game of "Habitat Tic Tac Toe" |
| Play the game "Is there Seaweed in Your House?" |
| Other JASON Information |
| Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities |
| Island of the Blue Dolphins Interactive Quest |
| Integration Ideas for Teachers Using Island of the Blue Dolphins |
| Scott O'Dell, the Author's Website |
For more information, visit: http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/npeek/jasonproject.htm
