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Team Lab Rover is one of 43 select teams that will challenge the clock in a race covering over 37,000 kilometers through more than 25 countries!
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Stages & Routes: (1) Start -11/25/01 London to Calcutta (2) Bangkok to Singapore (3) Perth to Sydney (4) Anchorage to Orlando (5) Quito to Buenos Aires (6) Agadir to London – Finish - 01/30/02
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Educational Activities & Opportunities:
§ Amateur Radio real-time two-way voice contact via Special Events Station
§ Daily E-mail: Correspondence/updates - Q & A - Digital photo & art work postings - Journal Entries and Creative Writing exercises
§ Web Based Activities: Discussion forums: Student safe chat room, Teacher/Student BBS; On-line classroom activities; Daily streamed audio & video reports; GPS map positioning
§ On-line Web Quest, Sampler, Treasure Hunt & Writing Lab activities participation
§ Student/classroom interaction between participating schools
§ Teacher interaction and idea exchange
§ “School Partnering” Program
§ International school enrollment
§ School visitations en-route
Necessary Equipment:
§ Internet access & E-mail access
§ Amateur radio or “short wave radio” access (optional)
§ Desire to travel & have FUN (MANDATORY!!)
Join this “virtual” Around The World trip right from your school or home!
For more information contact:
Team Lab Rover – http://www.lab-rover.com or http://www.qsl.net/w2emt