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 * =Welcome to the Great Beach Exploration Project 2012 -=

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What is it?

 * Classes all over the world are sharing what the beach is like where they live.
 * Teachers are guiding students to compare and contrast their findings.
 * Students will be formulating challenges based on their findings. What project plans of action will they put into action? It will be up to them
 * If your class is near a beach and would like to participate, please email Hamilton, MI teacher Andy Losik for a link to a Google Form to begin answering the investigation questions.

Who's participating? Click on each school to view their "What's it like on your beach?" Page.
=Phase 1: Investigate and Share= =Phase 2: Challenge your Kids (optional)=
 * Mr. Losik's Third Grader Infotech classes at [|Blue Star and Bentheim Elementary Schools in Hamilton, MI] studying [|Saugatuck Dunes State Park]. • Exploration Page
 * Mrs. Klumpel's 2nd and 3rd Graders from Grand Haven, MI
 * Mrs. Kowatch's 2nd Graders from Ludington, MI • Exploration Page
 * Mrs. Pierce's 3rd Graders at Craig Elementary School in Craig, AK - Exploration Page
 * Miss Burne's Year 3 and 4 students at the Pt. England School in Auckland, NZ
 * [|Mr. Wilson's 4th graders] at Stewart Elementary in Stevensville, MI
 * Mr. Scott's Year 3 class at Cooinda Primary School in Bunbury, Western Australia
 * Mrs. Kayser's 2nd Graders at West Navarre Primary School studying Navarre Beach, Florida. • Exploration Page
 * Mrs. Baer's 4th Graders in Navarre, FL
 * Mrs. Mann's and Mrs. McCullough's 4th Graders in Gulf Breeze, Fl - Exploration Page
 * 5th Graders at John D. Floyd School of Environmental Science in Spring Hill, FL
 * Mrs. Flowers' K-2 students at Holley Navarre Primary School in Navarre, FL
 * Mr. Erickson's 3rd Graders at Lourdes Academy in Daytona Beach, FL • Exploration Page
 * Mrs. Smith's 2nd Graders at Oriole Beach Elementary School in Gulf Breeze, FL
 * Mr. Rodgerson's 5th Graders at Gulf Breeze Elementary School in Gulf Breeze, FL
 * Sign up your little beach bums today.
 * Classes will be studying and answering a number of questions about their home beach that will be shared here on the wiki.
 * Classes will also be encouraged to link images, video, and other types of multimedia when their answers are posted in a dedicated space here. This is so all participating will get a chance to fully understand what the beaches are like where the other kids live and go to school.
 * Schools may begin to post their answers right away. We are hoping for a target date of Mid May to have the wiki filled with lots of information for schools to share.
 * Classes may choose to create some type of challenge based learning opportunity with their students. CBL projects have students look at a big idea (like our beaches) and then ask essential questions about what kind of real-life impact they can have on improving something that needs fixing. Kids come up attainable sollutions and spend time reflecting on the experience.
 * Space will be made available here for schools to post about their challenges and how it impacted their communities.
 * A number of "Getting Started with Challenge Based Learning" [|resources are available here]for teachers. ||= == ==

We now have a blog. Check out the latest posts.

Class Explorations Pages to Visit
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Two Great Activites from the National Park Service: [|Water Explore - Discover many of the US's National Parks with beaches][|Rip Currents - Understanding water safety]

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