JASON XV: Rainforests at the Crossroads: The JASON Foundation for Education.www.jasonproject.org, Internet, $249 This expedition-based curriculum focuses on Panama's tropical rainforest Tropical rainforests are rainforests generally found near the equator. They are common in Asia, Africa, South America, Central America, and on many of the Pacific Islands. ecosystems, its geological and human history and its regional culture. Students become Dart dart see blow dart. dart gun see blow dart. of an expedition team of leading scientists and students from around the world. Topics include life science, earth science, space, physical science, geography, social studies, language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. , literature, culture and technology. The curriculum includes an instructional program; a teacher's guide; videotapes with closed captions; a Web site featuring live chats with research scientists in the field, interactive simulation programs, student and teacher resources and assessment tools; and a live, interactive broadcast. Designed for grades 4-9, the curriculum is aligned to national standards for science, mathematics, geography, technology and language arts and correlates with each state's standards for science. A Spanish Language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons version of the JASON Jason, in Greek mythology Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. XV curriculum and a JASON Aquatic Field Study Kit, which includes all equipment needed to conduct field studies for 30 student, are also available. CIRCLE #510 FOR INFORMATION [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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