Today I had a group of Brooklyn high schoolers do research on the Permian-Triassic mass extinction 250 million years ago and then do a demo of capoeira for a group of Chicago teens over Skype. I have the best job in the world. More about my day here.
Tag: paleontology
I Dig Zambia Wrap-up: teaching about Africa and science using virtual worlds
Last Friday was the conclusion of the “I Dig Zambia” virtual summer camp, co-organized by the Field Museum and Global Kids. I Dig Zambia was a two-week camp that brought together 19 teens from Chicago and New York to learn about paleontology, biology, and Zambian culture and politics in the virtual world of Teen Second…
“I Dig Zambia” Week One Wrap-up: Fossil Digs, Grassroots Soccer, Comic Strips, and Mass Extinction
I have been negligent at posting about how the “I Dig Zambia” virtual summer camp is going because we’ve all been so busy working on the camp all week. Building upon the successful “I Dig Tanzania” camp last year, “I Dig Zambia” is a two-week intensive summer camp that brings together 11 teens in New…