2. Amazon adventure!

3. Amazon Rainforest Workshops Lynn Thomas Fremont Middle School

5. Objective u 1. To foster world environmental awareness in the middle school students through a hands-on rain forest experience. u 2. To provide an opportunity for personal involvement in the study of the fragile rain forest environment. u 3. To increase global awareness. u 4. To assist research scientists in their study of the rain forest ecosystems.

7. Correlation to Current Curriculum u 1. Science –Plant and Animal Life in the Rain Forest –Ecological Global Interdependence –Habitats of Animal Species –Scientific Literacy –World Environmental Awareness u 2. Social Studies –Cultural Awareness and Understanding –Geography u 3. Language Arts –Reading –Journal Writing Skills –Public Speaking –Listening Skills

8. Hands on workshops!

9. Medicine Trail

10. Student Outcomes u As a result of this program students will: –experience the satisfaction of accomplishment of completing a year-long commitment. –gain confidence in their ability to work with others while working toward a common goal. – experience a hands-on learning environment led by renowned rain forest authorities. –experience the diversity of life of each level of the Amazon Rainforest. –experience a culture vastly different from their own through interaction with Peruvian middle school students at home and at school.

11. School Visit

12. Making T-Shirts

13. More Student Outcomes u Our students will gain and broaden their thinking to: –understand their stewardship responsibility to the environment. –understand the complexity of preserving the rain forest while conserving natural resources for use by the local people. –understand the interdependency of plant and animal life in the ecosystems of our world. –understand the diversity of people and culture and gain an appreciation of their contributions to our existence. –understand the impact that our personal decisions make on the future of our world.

14. Global Understanding

15. The Reality of Money u Amazon Workshop Costs - $2,900.00 per Participant –includes students, parents, and chaperons –one teacher attends free for every 12 students.