Adventure Curriculum
How to Get Your Class Involved
How to Get Your Class Involved
Beginning Sept 2021, John Kuntz will be paddling, in the name of teaching youth about adventure, the 1,100 miles of the Kootenay and Columbia river from the source (start) to the sea (Pacific Ocean). You will be able to follow his adventure everyday and at times communicate and interact with him along the route allowing your students to ask questions and learn.
Your classroom or group can follow John and share in his adventure during his trip. You can incorporate this into your curriculum providing valuable insights into our system of power generation, geography, Native American culture, History of westward expansion starting with Lewis and Clark, and how it all relates to today's global warming crisis and more. You can use this as a learning tool in any way that you wish.
Go to the Follow Menu, click here.
Learn all about the geography of British Columbia and Washington State by following John on his adventure. Track his progress each day by using the satellite tracker he is carrying with him.
Where is John Now? Starting August 1st, 2020. Locate John on Tracking Map
Track John’s Progress: https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0mNi8IhxEYAtsAHQo89OTrjzVazgdKnDi
Diane Conmy's third grade class from Lincoln School in Oak Park, Illinois will be following John's journey from beginning to end. Click here if you'd like to be an AdventurePal with her class throughout this journey. Her class will be sharing research projects, artwork, poetry, and local paddling experiences with their AdventurePals.
Diane Conmy (mother of Eri) dconmy3@yahoo.com
Matthew Kuntz (gifted teacher) mkuntz63@gmail.com
Great Article! Enhance a Student's Ability to Interact with Nature (Naturalist Intelligence)
Curricular Connections for ERI’s Adventure 2
Kootenay to the Columbia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kootenay_River (general info)
https://www.britannica.com/place/Kootenay-River (general info)
http://www.kootenairivernetwork.org/index.html (group to preserve the Kootenai)
https://www.americanrivers.org/river/kootenai-river/ (threats and solutions to the river)
https://thebasin.ourtrust.org/geography/rivers/kootenay-river/ (columbia basin trust)
http://www.nwwaterfrontrealestate.com/water.jsp?WAID=15010 (images and virtual tours)
https://idfg.idaho.gov/press/unraveling-mystery-kootenai-river-white-sturgeon (white sturgeon in trouble)
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/fish/Kootenai_River_white_sturgeon/index.html (saving the white sturgeon)
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/columbia-river (canadian encyclopedia)
https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/group-says-kootenai-river-among-most-endangered-in-u-s/article_e743dafc-a70d-11e2-90e1-001a4bcf887a.html (Kootenai is one of the most endangered rivers in US)
https://www.nwcouncil.org/reports/columbia-river-history/sturgeon (sturgeon in BIG trouble)
http://www.lakecodirect.com/welcome/the-flathead-nation/the-kootenai-indians/ (kootenai indians)
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Kootenay_River (kootenay river facts)
https://www.visitmt.com/listings/general/landmark/kootenai-falls.html (kootenai falls- so beautiful)
https://www.mtpr.org/post/pollution-canadian-mines-found-kootenai-river-fish (pollution from canadian mines- recent studies)
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2018/07/09/international-joint-commission-divided-kootenai-river-pollution/ (kootenai river pollution)
https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-kootenai-tribe-of-idaho-OFFTwof3dUeTtfUowbGw0w/ (kootenai tribes)
http://www.lakecodirect.com/welcome/the-flathead-nation/the-kootenai-indians/
https://www.fs.usda.gov/kootenai/
http://www.libbymt.com/areaattractions/kootenaifalls.htm
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=animals+in+kootenay+national+park
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/kootenay/nature/faune-fauna
https://www.bigskyfishing.com/rivers/northwest-montana/kootenai-river/
https://www.americanrivers.org/river/kootenai-river/- tributaries
http://uvac.uvic.ca/gallery/salishcurriculum/coast-salish-territories-maps/
http://uvac.uvic.ca/gallery/salishcurriculum/art-project/
http://uvac.uvic.ca/gallery/salishcurriculum/coast-salish-design-elements/spindle-whorls/