From Exploration Nation -
In April of 2013, join Team XN - a team of kids, Special Forces veterans and surgeons who will travel from around the world to San Jose, Costa Rica to begin a 14 day scientific expedition through the jungle that will culminate in setting up a surgical clinic for the Rama indians in Nicaragua.
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Who: Exploration Nation is a team of elementary and middle school students who travel the world doing real science research and recording these adventures on video for students.
What: Expedition Central America. A free, live broadcast of kid-led expedition to deliver medical services, curriculum and water purification equipment to the Rama people of Nicaragua.
Why: To inspire and motivate elementary and middle school students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for the betterment of mankind.
How: For each of the fourteen days of the expedition, Exploration Nation will broadcast live to hundreds of thousands of classrooms around the world. Students can follow Team XN as they trek through the jungles of Central America, perform valuable scientific research and work side by side with doctors to deliver badly needed medical services and supplies.
Exploration Nation will also create a series of lesson plans from the Expedition on topics including sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, ethnobotany and medical innovation.
When: Expedition Central America will take place April 2 - April 16th. However the broadcast is free to educators who subscribe to Exploration Nation between December 1, 2012 and February 1, 2013.
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Team XN: Expedition Central America from Team XN on Vimeo.
This sounds exciting!
Sylvia
