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YouthCaN
Students write about and interact on environmental issues facing their communitiesduring the year. Since 1995, a youth planning committee has coordinated an annualevent in April, which brings together youth of the world to share how they are usingtechnology in environmental projects. Students investigate water and forest habitats,recycling, waste management, endangered species, energy use and a variety of other topics. Possible project/classroom activities include investigations of habitats, treesurveys, weather observations, energy and resource use, water testing, investigationsof cultural perspectives on the natural world, etc.Our expected outcomes are to inspire other cities and nations to have their ownYouthCaNs so that one day every human may participate positively and effectivelytoward a healthy planet Earth. Ongoing, physical meetings worldwide in March and April, including a conference at the American Museum of Natural History in New YorkCity, USA, as well as in Egypt, Lebanon, and other countries. Ages: AllDates: OngoingLanguages: AllForum: media.iearn.org/projects/youthcanWebsite: http://www.youthcanworld.org/Contact: Jay Holmes, USA, jholmes@igc.org
Students facilitate an on-line network of studentsusing telecommunicationstechnologies to undertake and/ or share environmental work locally and around the world.
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Water Habitats
Participants collect observations and data from their local water habitat, including: 1.water: pH, temperature, and quality; 2. habitat: plants, wildlife, and human presence;3. water resource use; 4. environmental issues and actions. Ages: 5-18Dates: OngoingLanguages: EnglishForum: media.iearn.org/projects/waterhabitat
Contact: Katherine Law, USA, kdlaw@seattleschools
Each participating group of
students identifes a local
water habitat for ongoinglongitudinal study.
Planetary Notions
Planetary Notions (PN) is an environmental project that gives students an opportunityto publish articles in an annual magazine so that they can share their views about theworld's environmental health and how better to protect it. In addition to articles, PlanetaryNotions facilitates discussion about these issues through an online forum. The forumgathers articles, poems and pictures on environmental subjects and promotes discussionof environmental issues. The publication will include summaries of some of the major discussions from the year.
A publication in which studentsfrom around the world canexpress their feelings onenvironmental issues.
Ages: AllDates: OngoingLanguage: English, others are welcomeContact: Salim Al-Busaidi, Oman,
fadventure-15@hotmail.com
Sandwatch
Sandwatch provides the framework for school students, with the help of their teachersand local communities, to work together to critically evaluate the problems and conictsfacing their beach environments and to develop sustainable approaches to addressthese issues. With a strong eld monitoring component, Sandwatch tries to ‘makescience live’, yet remains inter-disciplinary with applications ranging from biologyto woodwork and from poetry to mathematics. Sandwatch covers topics such asobservation and recording, erosion and accretion, beach composition, human activities,beach debris, water quality, waves, longshore currents, plants and animals. Theactivities are related to sustainable development issues including: beach ownership;mining beaches for construction material; conict resolution between different beachusers; preparing for global warming, sea level rise, hurricanes and tsunamis; pollution;and conservation of endangered species. Ages: AllDates: Data collected once per month -- begins Sept 2009Languages: English, but welcome students speaking Spanish, Dutch,French and other languagesForum: media.iearn.org/projects/sandwatchWebsite: http://www.iearntandt.interconnection.orgContact: Yema Jaikaran yems69@hotmail.com and Andy Paul
acpaul2@hotmail.com, Trinidad and Tobago
Sandwatch seeks to changethe lifestyle and habitsof youth and adults on acommunity-wide basis, and to develop awareness of thefragile nature of the marineand coastal environment and the need to use it wisely.
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Energy for You and Me
A project on alternative energy sources, problems related toenergy and ecology, and thefuture of energy – especially how to provide enough cleanenergy for all of us.
A project about alternative energy sources in which students describe their vision of thefuture of energy - especially how to provide/generate enough energy for all the peoplein the world. It is a cross-curricular project, combining English as a foreign language(language of the project) and natural sciences, including electrical engineering, power and energy, and physics. The aim of the project is for students to think about the futureand alternative energy sources, to get to know them, and of course to exchange their ideas and knowledge with their peers around the world. For example, during physicsclasses, students could build a solar oven, visit a solar power plant or a windmill, etc. Ages: 15-22Dates: OngoingLanguages: EnglishForum: media.iearn.org/projects/energyContact: Lidija Babic, Slovenia, babic.lidija@gmail.com
Together with Birds
Participants researchinformation about the birdsof their community throughbirdwatching and share their
fndings with each other.
Through the project participants learn about the birds of their community, their wayof life and problems. They share information with each other through photos andessays. During the project various competitions and actions directed at maintenanceof populations of birds of a city are offered. Ages: AllDates: OngoingLanguage: English, Russian, BelarussianForum: media.iearn.org/projects/birdsContact: Svetlana Yakubovskaya, Belarus,
svetlexa@gmail.com
Daffodils and Tulips
Students around the world plant bulbs together and collect data on various parameters (latitude,longitude, sunlight,temperature etc.), trackingwhen they blossom.
Classrooms around the world choose Daffodil and/or Tulip bulbs to plant. Studentswill be asked to collect temperature data throughout the experiment and report tothe group. In addition, they will report when the blooms appear. Students will haveopportunities to use and practice math skills, science skills, and appreciate geographyand culture. The project can be as involved or as simple as your class needs it to be. Ages: AllDates: OngoingLanguages: EnglishForum: media.iearn.org/projects/daffodilsandtulipsWebsite: www.elementaryworkshop.org/Students/Daffodils/
Daffodilprojectindex.htmlContact: Ruty Hotzen, Israel eh2y@netvision.net.ilAmy Dwyer, USA ewmstech@elementaryworkshop.orgScience, Technology, and Math
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