Projects of iEARNby | 30-11-2013 00:05 |
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![]() I wanted to share about some of the projects that might seem interesting to you guys. Please note that YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN WITHOUT BECOMING A MEMBER OF iEARN! To join: Please sent an email (with your contact info) to the Country coordinator of your country at: http://iearn.org/countries/country-coordinators Our River, Our world: This project promotes active and responsible citizenship through international environmental science collaboration between science teachers and their students. Groups will participate in river excursions with "hands-on" water analysis, professional mentoring and networking, videoconferences, and workshop presentations. All iEARN participants are invited to participate in the project's online forum. Students are encouraged to sample the water from local rivers in their community and share their findings with the wider iEARN community. YouthCAN: YouthCaN is a growing network of youth clubs, classes and community groups who share an interest in studying and protecting the environment. These groups are youth-directed. They coordinate local hikes, explorations of the environment, investigations of environmental topics and share these explorations through online YouthCaN forums and at local and international conferences and workshops. We will have YouthCaN 2014 conferences in different countries in April 2014, including at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC, USA. Countries that have had conferences in recent years include: Japan, Taiwan, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Senegal and several locations in the USA. Perhaps you can plan one in your town or school! The date for the YouthCaN New York City Conference is April 28, 2014 at the American Museum of Natural History. This project is co-sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, iEARN , Caretakers of the Earth/USA and a number of high school environmental organizations. OF2 - Our Footprints, Our Future: ?(OF)2: Our Footprints, Our Future!? is an international initiative that encourages students to make resolutions to do good for themselves while taking care of their community and environment that can change the life styles and result in promoting earth-friendly habits and deeds in their everyday lives. Youth from around the world use online tools and calculators to measure their carbon footprint and mobilize other youth by drawing their attention towards environmental issues and participate to create a healthy, sustainable environment. Through the (OF)2 project, students can input data about their lifestyles into a unique online youth calculator developed by Zerofootprint.net that has been adapted to recognize different cultural and socio-economic settings, housing, modes of transportation and food consumption. Students discuss how their lifestyle affects climate changes around the world. The Teddy Bear Project: This project aims to foster tolerance and understanding of cultures other than your own. After teachers register, the facilitator matches you with a partner class. Once paired, classes send each other a Teddy Bear or other soft toy by airmail through the normal postal system. The bear sends home diary messages by email or through the iEARN Teddy Bear Forum at least once a week. The students write the diary messages as if they are the visiting bear describing its experiences in the new culture. Registration is important to find a partner, even after matching your partner needs to contact you. Especially include the correct e-mail address, phone number, postal address. A typo can cause a trouble which will take extra time to start TBP between eager teachers. Eco Smart Art: Students will research, explore and analyze artists and environmental values and issues then create their own recycled art. Online discussions involving students from different countries will explore national environmental concerns. They will combine ideas and use recycled materials creating sculptures pieces that will convey meaning and represent concern for the environment. For example, students would research contemporary artists, environmental art, installation art, recycled art, folk art. Using these as starting points the students will create art individually and in groups. The result may be a public sculpture,small functional pieces, a video documenting the work, installation, paintings, posters?. The artwork will be shared using the website and Facebook. Video conferencing is a bonus if available. Folk Costumes around the Globe: The project is meant to give the students from as many countries as possible, a chance to share their folk/national costumes with other students and teachers in the world in order to promote their folk art and traditions. The students send pictures of folk costumes from their countries, with a short description of them and give information about the occasions on which people use/used to wear them. The pictures can be uploaded on the project?s forum, the Media Gallery. Source: Info: iEARN Website. Pic: Clicked by a Friend. |