Join the Corroboree

The 4-H Corroboree project is designed to stimulate students and teachers in the USA and Australia to learn about science inquiry and each other by participating in a shared habitat data collection project. The project is testing a new method of distance education, where the learning is facilitated in the classroom by a teacher. Requirements to participate in the 4-H Corroboree include agreeing to have students and teachers complete pre- and post-program evaluations, actively posting data on the site and participating in the Discussion Board. Access to a digital camera is a plus.

When a school or teacher decides to have one or more classrooms participate in the 4-H Corroboree they must contact the project manager to sign up. Participation is limited due to server space. Each school is given a "home page" where they can introduce themselves to other participating schools and post six digital photos. Schools will collect data using the 4-H Natural Science Data Pages for Water, Habitat and Photo Monitoring. Either students or teachers may post data. Once data is posted, schools may use the features of the web site to compare their data with any other participating school. Students and teachers will use the Discussion Board to answer posted research questions together, exchange thoughts and ideas about their habitat projects, and ask questions of each other. Teacher and student feedback will be used to plan improvements to the site.

For more information or to register your class for this program, send an email to professor@4hcorroboree.org.