Race Around the World

Learning at the Extreme!

 

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Eye On the Sky

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Ever wanted to be an Astronomer? How about a Navigator? This is your first introduction to both. Over the next month, you will be making observations of the sky overhead. Make sure you pay close attention. True scientists keep track of all details!

Major Geographic Features

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In this lesson, students review some basic geography and work on their map reading skills. By analyzing different maps, they will create their own set of maps to identify the 7 continents as well as some of the major geographic features on, or surrounding, them.

How Fast Could a Volvo 70 Go?

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During the Volvo Ocean Race, the crews all sail a boat called the Volvo Open 70. Though each boat may have built differently, they all meet the same set of specifications. By the end of the 2004-2005 Volvo Ocean Race, the 24-hour speed record had been broken multiple times by these Open 70s. Think it could be broken again? At a record-setting pace, how long do you think the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race would take?

Tides, Tide Cycles, and the Moon

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What are tides? What causes them? In this lesson, students explore the concept of ocean tides. They will learn what they are, what causes them, the differences in water level, and the relationship of the tidal cycle to geography and the lunar cycle.

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Learning at the Extreme!

Welcome to the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race education Website sponsored by Sail Newport and St. Michael's Country Day School. Through this Website, middle school students and teachers will virtually race around the world with seven Volvo Ocean Race teams as they circumnavigate the globe.

For 37,000 miles, we will be tracking these teams while learning Geography, Marine Science, Math, History, Physical Science, and much more. This site will be updated regularly throughout the 08-09 school year, so be sure to check back often.

Ways to get involved

Whether you are a student, a teacher, a parent, or a sailor, you can get involved with Learning at the Extreme.

Students, in addition to completing the activities and maintaining a log book, be sure to follow the Puma Port Reports. If you are going to be at any of the ports-of-call, you could even become a port reporter yourself!

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