Explorations

Objective: Team-based learning with new friends from around the world!

Explorations are team-oriented, web-based units of study, reflection, exploration and creativity.  Many of these topics may be outside your normal high school curriculum of study. These mind-expanding expeditions will help you see how science interacts with you and the rest of society in fascinating ways. Have fun!

~  Earth Sciences   ~	Mathematics   ~	Complex Systems   ~	Engineering  ~

You are in control of scheduling what you want to accomplish and when.

The more Explorations your team completes, the better your chances of winning!  Here's how it works.  For each Exploration your team works on, each member of your team must create a personal page on your Team Space and title it [Exploration Title - Your Name].  This will be where each team member will individually record their work.  Your team should also create a team page for each Exploration and title it [Exploration Title - Your Team Name].  This is where your team will work together to create collaborative products.

Winners will be chosen from among those who complete all the Explorations in accordance with the Exploration Rubric.  Remember, your Mentor is always there to help you if you get stuck!

Getting to Know Your Team

Before you get started on the Explorations, be sure to complete these team-building challenges!  In this set of challenges, you will be asked to create some documents and "attach" them to the home page of your team space.

Challenge 1: Nice to Meet You 

Challenge 2: Getting to Know You 

Challenge 3: How to Decide How to Decide

Challenge 4: Resolving Conflicts 

Choose an Exploration

Now you are ready to try some explorations!  Remember, for these challenges, you will record your work right in your wiki, by creating new pages that correspond to each exploration.

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Community Scorecard

Create a New Exploration

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