River to River Exchange Projects

These are outlines for exchange projects between schools. Educators from both countries will be meeting this summer to coordinate plans and further develop activities

Partners, Group 1

1. Peggy Baugh
Douglasville, Georgia

2. Svetlana Cherchago
Taganrog

3. Vladimir Zhynzhyllo
Rostov-on-Don

Areas of Joint Activity

I. Study of the atmosphere

1. temperature of the air
2. direction of the wind
3. level of particulate matter in air
4. pH of precipitation

II. Water Quality Research

1. Temperature
2. pH
3. Hardness
4. Alkalinity
5. Nitrates
6. Chlorides
7. Sulfates
8. free choice
9. Microbes, E. Coli

III. Study of animal and plant life of water body and surrounding territory

IV. Geology of the Region. Study of soil use.

V. Social Infrastructure

1. Ethnography (ethnic composition, culture)
2. History and architecture
3. Economics

	A. Industry


	B. Transportation

VI. Education

1. Exchange students' work
2. Structure of education
3. Formats for presenting results; assignments on visual perception

Partners:

1. Lynne Givens
Greene County High School

2. Andrei Serdyukov
Rasdorskaya School

October Exchange

1. Introduction to School via video, photo album, scrap book, etc.
2. Water Testing

	-River 

	-Spring 

	-Creek 

	-Well

3. Plant Material

-Woody -Herbaceous

Next Summer Exchange

Partners

1. Larisa Kheilo
Azov School #13

2. Linda Taylor
Bob Jones High School

I. Water Analysis

1. pH
2. temperature
3. hardness
4. alkalinity
5. Dissolved Oxygen
6. -NO3
7. turbidity
8. biological assessment

II. Other Analysis

1. cloud cover
2. air temperature

III. Community--Photographic exchange

1. city cultural facilities - Art Museum, Local artist with work
2. transportation in city - bus, train, taxi, etc.
3. school with teacher, classroom, etc.

FUTURE: to be decided after 1 month

IV. Environment

	1. Year-long study (associated with flora and fauna each month, with photographs):

		a. tree


		b. bush/shrub


		c. grassy area/field

V. Future

1. Family - structure; as component of city

Partners

1. Alevtina Spirina
Rostov School #82

2. Albertine Merriweather
Dunn Elementary School

3. Carl Lamon
Douglass Elementary School

4. Svetlana Vyishnevetskaya
Rostov City Palace of Creative Youth

5. Professor Vladimir Sidorenko
Rostov State University Botanical Garden

6. Ron Cleminson
Dept. of Instruction & Curriculum Leadership
College of Education
The University of Memphis

[written by Americans]

Our group will study aquatic plants and birds in the Mississippi Flyway. All of the plants studied will be native to our area of Western Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas, and Northern Mississippi

The goal of our group is to collect data on birds using the Mississippi River as a flyway and the collection of various plant species native to our area.

We will be using students to collect, compile and evaluate data from our studies. From there, we will email information to all members or fax information to members who do not have email.

The method of collection varies by what is to be collected. Data on birds will be collected and recorded daily, but data from the Wolf and Nonconnah Rivers will be collected and recorded weekly.

[written by Alevtina Spirina]

1. Establish partnership between schools--AUGUST
a. Rostov School #82, Alevtina Spirina, teacher
b. Dunn Elementary School, Albertine Merriweather, teacher
c. Douglass Elementary School, Carl Lamon, teacher

2. Establish correspondence between school students on following topics--SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER

a. biographies
b. interests and hobbies
c. traditions of school
d. exchange of photographs

3. Study of Geographical situation of partner schools--NOVEMBER
4. Study of Flora and Fauna of Regions--ON-GOING
5. Phenological research of ornithological fauna--SEPTEMBER 1995-JUNE 1996
6. Establishment of types of species and quantity of species of birds in the regions under study--DECEMBER 1995-FEBRUARY 1996

     a. before seasonal migrations


     b. after seasonal migrations

7. Exchange of information after research is completed--ON-GOING

Partners

1. Yolanda Underwood
Piney Woods Country Life School

2. Eugene Muradyan
Rostov School #? (TBA)

3. Judy Petett
Munfordville Elementary School

I. Exchange Water Analysis Data from 3 water sources (samples taken weekly)

a. pH
b. Hardness
c. bacteria
d. chlorine ions

II. Exchange Water Analysis Data from Don and Green Rivers (samples taken weekly)

a. air temperature
b. water temperature
c. dissolved oxygen
d. pH
e. hardness
f. bacteria
g. chlorine ions
h. time

III. Exchange precipitation information

a. amount
b. pH
c. wind direction

INFORMATION WILL BE EXCHANGED MONTHLY BEGINNING IN OCTOBER

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