The focus of NRUN is to match Nebraska schools into educational partnerships. Goals include helping students understand the differences and similarities of individuals living in Nebraska and preparing students for associations with people outside their own communities and cultures. Goals of curriculum integration include: Multicultral Education, Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Industrial Technology, Art, Health, and Consumer Science.

Although at the onset this project looks to be social science oriented, it can be integrated in all curricular areas. For inclusion in the project the following basic skills are necessary:

• e-mail capabilities (greatest portion of project sharing will be done using this method)
• e-mail account
• NetScape and or Lynx
• telnet (helpful but not necessary)

Sign-up for this project will be during the month of September with the project running from October thru March.

Lesson #1-Getting To Know You!-Deadline: October 18th
Lesson #2-Let's Get Down and Dirty!->Deadline: November 1
Lesson #3-Flora and Fauna...Which is Which?!-Deadline: November 15
Lesson #4-A Day in the Life!-Deadline: November 27
Lesson #5-Weather Wisdom!-Deadline: December 20
Lesson #6-Coming To America!-Deadline: January 17
Lesson #7-Let's Go To Work!-Deadline: January 31
Lesson #8-Historical Sites/Sites of Local Interest-Deadline: February 14
Lesson #9-Around Our Kitchen Table-Our Heritage!-Deadline: February 28
Lesson #10-Local Issues-Deadline: March 14
Lesson #11-There's No Place Like Home!-Deadline: March 28

Lesson Plans

• Lesson #1-Getting To Know You!-Deadline: October 18th
  
  First things first...let's get to know each other!!

  Lesson #2-Let's Get Down and Dirty!->Deadline: November 1
  

  Dirt is just soil without an education. Let's learn about the soil of your community.

  Lesson #3-Flora and Fauna...Which is Which?!-Deadline: November 15
  

  No matter where you live, there you are. And much of what surrounds you is flora
  

  and fauna. Students are encouraged to investigate the flora and fauna of their
  

  surroundings.

  Lesson #4-A Day in the Life!-Deadline: November 27
  

  Part of what makes every community unique are the people and the events they
  

  celebrate. Just when you thought your town was no where filled with nobodies,
  

  you find that your next door neighbor was the inventor of Cheez Whiz...
  

  Andy Warhol once said "In the future everyone would be famous for fifteen
  

  minutes."

  Lesson #5-Weather Wisdom!-Deadline: December 20
  

  Has everyone heard the old saying "If you don't like the weather in Nebraska, wait
  

  5 minutes...?" Let's compare the weather between partner schools for 3 weeks.
  

  Check the official weather report of the city nearest you.

  Lesson #6-Coming To America!-Deadline: January 17
  

  Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses... Each community has
  

  benefited from the many cultural contributions of the various ethnic groups which
  

  are a part of our society. Let's dig up your roots!

  Lesson #7-Let's Go To Work!-Deadline: January 31
  

  Often times a community is defined by its occupational landscape. Let's explore
  

  the prevelant occupations of your community!

  Lesson #8-Historical Sites/Sites of Local Interest-Deadline: February 14
  

  History...we all have it. What's yours?

  Lesson #9-Around Our Kitchen Table-Our Heritage!-Deadline: February 28
  

  Someone once said "We are what we eat." Let's sample our cultural cuisine.

  Lesson #10Local Issues-Deadline: March 14
  

  Sometimes the only thing people can agree on is that they disagree. Local issues
  

  can either divide or galvonize a community. Discover the issues which stir
  

  controversy in your community.

  Lesson #11There's No Place Like Home!-Deadline: March 28
  

  What makes your community unique? Let's create a video album of your
  

  community.
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