... Rob
http://www.freenet.columbus.oh.us:80/ROL/
> Rivers On-Line
>
> The study of river systems offers an opportunity to provide students
> and teachers with projects that involve all disciplines - science,
> math, social studies, English, art. A number of interdisciplinary
> studies of rivers have been undertaken by schools in the past. As a
> part of a special effort being launched by two schools in Columbus,
> Ohio - Franklin Alternative Middle School, and Whetstone High School
> - Academy One would like to invite other schools to participate in
> the sharing of information and resources in projects relating to the
> study of rivers, the natural cycles impacting their flow and
> quality, the impacts of human intervention, their management, and
> measures of their biological, chemical, and other qualities.
>
> The project is made possible by a grant from the Battelle Endowment
> fund at The Ohio State University to Steven I. Gordon, Director of
> the The Greater Columbus Free-Net housed at The Ohio Supercomputer
> Center. The project has also received assistance from a number of
> other cooperating organizations.
>
> There will be several stages to the project. In the first stage, we
> have prepared a digital library of educational materials, possible
> lessons, and lesson plans available via the Internet to all
> participants. Use the links below to see the materials that have
> been completed so far.
>
> In the second stage, teachers from multiple sites will arrange for
> the electronic exchange of information from teacher to teacher and
> student to student working on projects in different locations. For
> example, students might exchange different information about the
> nature of the river system they are studying, the kinds of
> experiments they are going to conduct, or the projects they will be
> doing.
>
> In the third stage, all of the participants will share the results
> of their projects by posting appropriate parts, in electronic
> format. The Greater Columbus Free-Net and NPTN will be the hosts for
> this information. The products could be in the form of text reports,
> HTML (World Wide Web) documents, or Adobe Acrobat files that can be
> shared across the Internet.
>
> If you are interested in participating in this project, please send
> electronic mail to Tom Philleo (tphillleo at magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
>
> To explore the project status, use any of the following links:
>
> * View information about particular rivers
> * Measuring river characteristics
> * Model projects and lesson plans
> * Student exchanges of information and experience