Amazon adventure!

Amazon Rainforest WorkshopsLynn ThomasLynn Thomas

Fremont Middle School

Objective

1. To foster world environmental awareness in the 1. To foster world environmental awareness in the middle school students through a hands-on rain middle school students through a hands-on rain forest experience.forest experience.

2. To provide an opportunity for personal 2. To provide an opportunity for personal involvement in the study of the fragile rain forest involvement in the study of the fragile rain forest environment.environment.

3. To increase global awareness. 3. To increase global awareness. 4. To assist research scientists in their study of the 4. To assist research scientists in their study of the

rain forest ecosystems.rain forest ecosystems.

Correlation to Current Curriculum 1. Science1. Science

– Plant and Animal Life in the Rain ForestPlant and Animal Life in the Rain Forest– Ecological Global InterdependenceEcological Global Interdependence– Habitats of Animal SpeciesHabitats of Animal Species– Scientific LiteracyScientific Literacy– World Environmental AwarenessWorld Environmental Awareness

2. Social Studies2. Social Studies– Cultural Awareness and UnderstandingCultural Awareness and Understanding– GeographyGeography

3. Language Arts3. Language Arts– ReadingReading– Journal Writing SkillsJournal Writing Skills– Public SpeakingPublic Speaking– Listening SkillsListening Skills

Hands on workshops!

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Student Outcomes

As a result of this program students will:As a result of this program students will:

– experience the satisfaction of accomplishment of completing a experience the satisfaction of accomplishment of completing a year-long commitment.year-long commitment.

– gain confidence in their ability to work with others while working gain confidence in their ability to work with others while working toward a common goal.toward a common goal.

– experience a hands-on learning environment led by renowned experience a hands-on learning environment led by renowned rain forest authorities.rain forest authorities.

– experience the diversity of life of each level of the Amazon experience the diversity of life of each level of the Amazon Rainforest.Rainforest.

– experience a culture vastly different from their own through experience a culture vastly different from their own through interaction with Peruvian middle school students at home and at interaction with Peruvian middle school students at home and at school.school.

School Visit

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More Student Outcomes

Our students will gain and broaden their thinking to:Our students will gain and broaden their thinking to:

– understand their stewardship responsibility to the environment.understand their stewardship responsibility to the environment.

– understand the complexity of preserving the rain forest while understand the complexity of preserving the rain forest while conserving natural resources for use by the local people.conserving natural resources for use by the local people.

– understand the interdependency of plant and animal life in the understand the interdependency of plant and animal life in the ecosystems of our world.ecosystems of our world.

– understand the diversity of people and culture and gain an understand the diversity of people and culture and gain an appreciation of their contributions to our existence.appreciation of their contributions to our existence.

– understand the impact that our personal decisions make on the understand the impact that our personal decisions make on the future of our world.future of our world.

Global Understanding

The Reality of Money

Amazon Workshop Amazon Workshop Costs - $2,900.00 per Costs - $2,900.00 per ParticipantParticipant– includes students, includes students,

parents, and chaperonsparents, and chaperons

– one teacher attends one teacher attends free for every 12 free for every 12 students. students.