Getting Started 1: How To Choose A Search Engine Students learn how to distinguish between different search engines and how to conduct more accurate searches. Rationale Does the Internet sometimes feel like a vast ocean of information with a rising tide? Does finding a useful piece of information feel like discovering a needle in a […]
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Teacher Orientation
Teacher Orientation The online resources and activities assembled for the website are appropriate for a range of subjects, including geography, history, economics, environmental science, biology, intercultural studies, global studies, and language arts. To review a summary of the activities included in Virtual Expeditions, choose Activity Guides from the menu on the left. Within […]
Virtual Expeditions Activity Guides
Teacher Orientation Activity Guides I. Getting Started How to Choose Search Engines Students learn how to distinguish between different search engines and how to conduct more accurate online searches. How to Research Complex Topics Students learn how to develop a research plan, organize their findings and evaluate sources of information. How to Cite Sources Students learn how to […]
Virtual Expeditions Welcome
Welcome: About virtual expeditions Virtual Expeditions (VX) serves as a gateway to the world. Offering a rich collection of online resources, VX lets you quickly navigate the web to explore such themes as ecology and environment, trade and economics, and culture and history. VX provides a framework for creatively using the Internet for discovery and […]
Eye in the Sky
Ecology & Environment Expedition 1: Eye in the Sky Images of urban areas taken from space give us a new perspective on geography and human activity. In this activity, you interpret images of Tokyo Bay and San Francisco Bay from space and make maps that show key features in these bay areas. Begin this […]
Ecology and Environment
Expedition Links Ecology & Environment Tokyo Bay Environmental Resources Japan Environment Monitor Bridge to Japan Indexes to Japanese Internet resources such as “Nature/Environment.” Marine Pollution The News-Journal, EnviroLinks Articles about the July 1997 oil spill in Tokyo Bay. Watersheds and Land Use Boat Trip Down the Sumida River Photo essay journaling an adventure down […]
Maps and Charts Ecology & Environment
Maps & Charts Ecology & Environment Top Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Fish in the San Francisco Bay and Delta Glossary of Ecology Terms, San Francisco Bay and Delta
Pegasus Donors
Pegasus Program Grantors and In-kind Donors Any Mountain Corporate Offices Marin Peace & Justice Coalition Alan & Ruth Barnett Star Marine Electronics Five Bridges Foundation Alden Electronics American Medical Response Berkeley Marine Center Berkeley Yacht Club Bomar Hatches Brian Toss/Central Harbor Riggers Citicorp Foundation — Citibank California Dragonfly Industries Jim Linderman/Custom Yacht Repair Davis […]
Pegasus Project Partners
Pegasus Project Partners The Pegasus student sails are a collaboration between the Nautilus Institute and its partners in the Bay Area, the Shorebird Nature Center and the Berkeley Boosters. Shorebird Nature Center City of Berkeley Marina Education Programs Patty Donald, Coordinator 160 University Ave. Berkeley, CA 94710 phone: (510) 644-8623 fax: (510) 644-6141 email: pad3@ci.berkeley.ca.us […]
Rick Lester
Guides & Mentors Rick Lester Earthquake Researcher, US Geological Survey Menlo Park, California Tell us about you job? What inspired you to pursue this career? I had started college in 1963 with a major is chemistry but soon found out that I didn’t want to pursue that major. A friend was studying geology at UC […]