Some Theory about "Science and a Sense of Place"

Randal Holly, last summer's institute:
"What aspects of their world do our kids care about?
What would it distress them to lose? (Anything made of marble...??)
Can we use that as an incentive to learn?"

Using Our Website

for the Summer Institute on Science and a Sense of Place

The entire student body of LFS spends the better part of a month on an in depth study of one topic. Each grade spends class time focusing on the topic in a developmentally appropriate way. We also meet, share, and learn together as a school. The experience is called the "All School Theme". This year's topic is the Middle East.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Middle-east_Geography.htm

Academic Year 2002-2003

Room 406

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Middle-east_Geography.htm

has various middle eastern maps

http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Animals/Animals.html

pictures and information about middle eastern animals- camels, horses, donkeys, sheep, goats 

http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Animals/Animals_in_the_Middle_Ages.html

more animals - pictures have arabic writing and animals' role in storytelling is outlined (middle ages)

http://home.cfl.rr.com/crossland/AncientCivilizations/Middle_East_Civilizations/Sumerians/sumerians.html

Has pictures and histoical information about persia, babylon, assyria, sumer, hitties-very useful

http://www.pcusa.org/worldwide/weekofprayer/youth_study_resources.pdf