09/20/2007
The Simple Life
Toronto, Canada
Some of you might recall that two years ago to the day s.v. Amanzi and crew were given a tremendous send off by our yacht club for the trip south. Horns a blaring, dinghies buzzing and well-wishers standing on shore and on the clubhouse balcony waving and cheering. Wow! That was two years ago. And the welcome back has been equally warm.
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OUTLINES
View the list of all Floating Classroom Lesson Plans
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HURRICANES:Unexpected
casualties
A reading comprehension activity about the
effects of hurricanes on two bird species in Grenada. Here
are two student-written scientific reports about the endangered
Grenada Dove and the Hook-billed Kite. This lesson was written
with the help of cruising kids, Emma and Ben Goddard.
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FREEDOM
CHILD OF THE SEA
Richardo Keens- Douglas is author of the story,
Freedom Child of the Sea. It is an honest while hopeful story
of the human spirit, set against a backdrop of slavery. Follow-up
activities have students exploring the characters of the story
through role-playing. The stunning artwork by Julia Gukova
brings the complexity of the story to life. Students are encouraged
to examine it and consider how the artwork was created.
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THE
NUTMEG PRINCESS:
Get to know her characters
The well-known Grenadian folktale by Richardo
Keens- Douglas, The Nutmeg Princess, is the story of caring
about others and following your dreams. Meet Petal and Aglo
who go in search of the infamous Princess. With follow-up activities
including creating skits and replicating the magical artwork
of Annouchka Galouchko, your students will be sure to have
fun with this story.
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RENEWABLE
ENERGY 1: Catch the breeze and the capture the ray
Learn all about the
workings of wind generators and solar panels. Investigate
the
advantages and disadvantages of
utilizing solar panels and wind generators in homes and schools
using the internet as your source.
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RENEWABLE
ENERGY 2: How does your
power use compare to Amanzi’s?
On board Amanzi, we take advantage of the wind
(renewable energy) for our power. How do you land lubbers compare
in terms of YOUR power use? Check it out.
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RENEWABLE
ENERGY 3: Keeping track of the power
Bring all your knowledge of power consumption
together in this wrap-up lesson. Plan Amanzi's trip
from Martinique to Barbados. As a crew member, you'll have
to keep track of the
amount
of
energy
being used to get Amanzi to her destination.
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WEATHER FORECAST: YOU DECIDE
 Students
learn about the serious side of weather forecasting. This
lesson is more of a challenge than the September version.
It's a
great group activity to figure out the terms and plot the
course.
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Does your class have a question for us? Send it to us and we will try and answer
it. Go to KID'S Q&A in THE CLASSROOM menu
to check out questions students have asked us.
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CBC Radio Gander are following along on the expedition with interviews and
The Newfoundland newspaper, The Telegram has done a feature
article on the Floating Classsroom Project, too.
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READ NOW ]
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Purchase Nautical Charts of the Caribbean and east
coast of North America to follow Amanzi's expedition
either at home or in the classroom. Visit Nautical
Mind Store online. Just $17.95
Click
here for the Caribbean Chart
Click
here for the east coast of the USA
A special selection of books relevant to the voyage
for ages 4-15 has been compiled. Call Sari or Dorothy
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