Eight Day Itinerary
Day 1: (Land Degradation)
Morning: The students will plant trees, shrubs and other plants around and in the San Marcos site, with the aim of reducing some of the harm the over-development has caused to the ecosystem and restoring the natural wildlife to the area.
Afternoon: Later on, the group can go surfing on the Californian coast at Pillar Point Harbour, a popular spot, (http://www.smharbor.com/pillarpoint/ sampling the care-free lifestyle of the Californian surfing community).
Evening: At night, the students will eat dinner at a Mexican restaurant overlooking the California Chaparral called El Chaparral Mexican Restaurant.
Day 2:
Morning: The group will return to the San Marcos is site, to test some of the methods to control the populations of flammable plants which were unwittingly introduced to the area and have increased the frequency of forest fires in the chaparral. These methods include the use of pesticide and controlled forest fires.
Afternoon: The students will have a picnic at the San Marcos site for lunch.
Evening: The group will split into groups and stage an environmentally based talent show, focused primarily on interpretive dances describing the plights of the endangered species of the California Chaparral and environmental rap battles.
Day 3: (Endangered Species)
Morning: The students will spend a few hours in the early morning to hike through the Chaparral biome. They will observe and help the San Diego Zoo by taking eggs which the zoo will raise chicks under their supervision that will eventually go back to their homes when ready.
Afternoon: In addition to helping the eggs from the Chaparral, the group will set up lemonade stands across San Francisco to raise money for the San Diego Zoo. Then the students will eat lunch at the Zoo while touring and observing the animals.
Evening: At night everyone will go back to the hotel and order pizza while watching an educational video about the Chaparral biome called Secrets of the Chaparral. The students will take notes from the video.
Day 4:
Morning: After having a nutritious breakfast in the hotel cafe, the students will make detailed signs about greater lead protection for the condors with pictures and color. Also they will create petition sheets about this topic. In addition, they will make personalized and stickers that say save the condors.
Afternoon: The students will take a bus bringing their signs and petition sheets to the Sacramento Capital building to lead a peaceful protest for greater lead protection for the condors. Also, the group will hand out buttons and stickers to pedestrians about saving the condors to spread the word.
Evening: Then the group will rent bikes and ride on the American River Bicycle trail observing the beautiful nature and the river. For dinner, the group will eat at Sbarro Italian Eatery and then while heading back to the hotel stop at Dairy Queen for dessert.
Day 5: (Air Pollution)
Morning: The group will travel to Napa to take air samples to find the levels of ozone and other air pollutants compared to oxygen. This data will then be recorded to be used by the biologists. This data will give the scientists the right idea on the severity of the ozone levels in the atmosphere. The measurements will be compared to the unhealthy level lower limit of 40 nmol/mol (nanomole/mole).
Afternoon: The students will tour around the Golden Gate bridge taking pictures, and learning about the history. For lunch, the group will eat right around the block at the Transit Cafe.
Evening: The group will go mini golfing in San Francisco and have dessert at a local ice cream parlor.
Day 6:
Morning: Film and edit informative videos on air pollution in the California Chaparral. Then, send these videos to local politicians, Environmental Protection Agency, National Audubon Society, and the San Francisco chapter of the Sierra Club. This will inform the local authorities on environment health the importance of the chaparral and the spread the word about the air pollution to locals. This will then teach the importance of limiting ozone emissions through processes life fossil fuel combustion to prevent air pollution.
Afternoon: The group will plant Blue Oaks, Coyote Brush, Manzanita, and Mountain Mahogany plants in the Chaparral biome to help reduce air pollution in this ecosystem.
Evening: Then, the students will have a group game night. Everyone will write down a question about the Chaparral biome that they know the answer too. Following this, they will write three multiple choose answers with one being the correct answer. The kids will exchange papers trying to answer the questions and record their answers. At the end, the group will reveal the right answers.
Day 7: (Invasive Species)
Morning: The group will buy organic fertilizer and then travel to the Chaparral biome. Then they will spread the fertilizer around dying plants and plants suffering from Spanish broom (invasive specie). This is because it will ensure that the plant will receive all the essential nutrients to grow properly.
Afternoon: The students will take the 17 mile drive through Pebble Beach California on the bus. This will provide information about California's plant life and wild life.
Evening: At night, everyone will research information about the population of the rapidly spreading Spanish broom for tomorrow .
Day 8:
Morning: The group will travel through the California Chaparral observing the population of the Spanish Broom in comparison to the other species. Then they will pick and kill the invasive specie to prevent them from spreading and harming the whole ecosystem.
Afternoon: Journey through the great city of San Francisco, students will shop around, take trolley rides, and tour around. Lunch will be in Chinatown.
Evening: The students will go back to the Chaparral for star gazing and admire the beauty of the chaparral at night. Following this, the group will observe the nocturnal animals. Dinner will be back at the hotel.
Morning: The students will plant trees, shrubs and other plants around and in the San Marcos site, with the aim of reducing some of the harm the over-development has caused to the ecosystem and restoring the natural wildlife to the area.
Afternoon: Later on, the group can go surfing on the Californian coast at Pillar Point Harbour, a popular spot, (http://www.smharbor.com/pillarpoint/ sampling the care-free lifestyle of the Californian surfing community).
Evening: At night, the students will eat dinner at a Mexican restaurant overlooking the California Chaparral called El Chaparral Mexican Restaurant.
Day 2:
Morning: The group will return to the San Marcos is site, to test some of the methods to control the populations of flammable plants which were unwittingly introduced to the area and have increased the frequency of forest fires in the chaparral. These methods include the use of pesticide and controlled forest fires.
Afternoon: The students will have a picnic at the San Marcos site for lunch.
Evening: The group will split into groups and stage an environmentally based talent show, focused primarily on interpretive dances describing the plights of the endangered species of the California Chaparral and environmental rap battles.
Day 3: (Endangered Species)
Morning: The students will spend a few hours in the early morning to hike through the Chaparral biome. They will observe and help the San Diego Zoo by taking eggs which the zoo will raise chicks under their supervision that will eventually go back to their homes when ready.
Afternoon: In addition to helping the eggs from the Chaparral, the group will set up lemonade stands across San Francisco to raise money for the San Diego Zoo. Then the students will eat lunch at the Zoo while touring and observing the animals.
Evening: At night everyone will go back to the hotel and order pizza while watching an educational video about the Chaparral biome called Secrets of the Chaparral. The students will take notes from the video.
Day 4:
Morning: After having a nutritious breakfast in the hotel cafe, the students will make detailed signs about greater lead protection for the condors with pictures and color. Also they will create petition sheets about this topic. In addition, they will make personalized and stickers that say save the condors.
Afternoon: The students will take a bus bringing their signs and petition sheets to the Sacramento Capital building to lead a peaceful protest for greater lead protection for the condors. Also, the group will hand out buttons and stickers to pedestrians about saving the condors to spread the word.
Evening: Then the group will rent bikes and ride on the American River Bicycle trail observing the beautiful nature and the river. For dinner, the group will eat at Sbarro Italian Eatery and then while heading back to the hotel stop at Dairy Queen for dessert.
Day 5: (Air Pollution)
Morning: The group will travel to Napa to take air samples to find the levels of ozone and other air pollutants compared to oxygen. This data will then be recorded to be used by the biologists. This data will give the scientists the right idea on the severity of the ozone levels in the atmosphere. The measurements will be compared to the unhealthy level lower limit of 40 nmol/mol (nanomole/mole).
Afternoon: The students will tour around the Golden Gate bridge taking pictures, and learning about the history. For lunch, the group will eat right around the block at the Transit Cafe.
Evening: The group will go mini golfing in San Francisco and have dessert at a local ice cream parlor.
Day 6:
Morning: Film and edit informative videos on air pollution in the California Chaparral. Then, send these videos to local politicians, Environmental Protection Agency, National Audubon Society, and the San Francisco chapter of the Sierra Club. This will inform the local authorities on environment health the importance of the chaparral and the spread the word about the air pollution to locals. This will then teach the importance of limiting ozone emissions through processes life fossil fuel combustion to prevent air pollution.
Afternoon: The group will plant Blue Oaks, Coyote Brush, Manzanita, and Mountain Mahogany plants in the Chaparral biome to help reduce air pollution in this ecosystem.
Evening: Then, the students will have a group game night. Everyone will write down a question about the Chaparral biome that they know the answer too. Following this, they will write three multiple choose answers with one being the correct answer. The kids will exchange papers trying to answer the questions and record their answers. At the end, the group will reveal the right answers.
Day 7: (Invasive Species)
Morning: The group will buy organic fertilizer and then travel to the Chaparral biome. Then they will spread the fertilizer around dying plants and plants suffering from Spanish broom (invasive specie). This is because it will ensure that the plant will receive all the essential nutrients to grow properly.
Afternoon: The students will take the 17 mile drive through Pebble Beach California on the bus. This will provide information about California's plant life and wild life.
Evening: At night, everyone will research information about the population of the rapidly spreading Spanish broom for tomorrow .
Day 8:
Morning: The group will travel through the California Chaparral observing the population of the Spanish Broom in comparison to the other species. Then they will pick and kill the invasive specie to prevent them from spreading and harming the whole ecosystem.
Afternoon: Journey through the great city of San Francisco, students will shop around, take trolley rides, and tour around. Lunch will be in Chinatown.
Evening: The students will go back to the Chaparral for star gazing and admire the beauty of the chaparral at night. Following this, the group will observe the nocturnal animals. Dinner will be back at the hotel.