Monday, March 18, 2013

National Parks Project


Now that you've explored the far reaches of the world with your Around the World project, we're going to turn our attention to some of the wonders of the United States.  Each of you will choose a National Park to research, then you will have a choice of formats to do a presentation:

PowerPoint
Glogster
Prezi or
Haiku Deck on an iPad
You must complete the research using NoodleTools and get it checked by me before you can begin your presentation!


To introduce you to a few of the National Parks, we'll start by watching this video from the National Parks and Conservation Assocation:




Last year, my students used Glogster, and here are a few of their masterpieces.






Name:
Name of Park:
National Park Glog
Student Research Sheet

This project will take most of the fourth quarter.  First, you must choose a National Park to research. A list can be found below.
You will be evaluated the following elements:
·         The research you complete using Noodletools.  You should have 5 piles of notecards: Location, Physical Characteristics, Plants, Animals, and History/Visitor Details 

·         A bibliography – or works cited page using Noodletools.

·         The final presentation of your research. 

Park Location
State:

If you were to fly to your park, what is the closest airport?

If you were to drive to your park, which States would you travel through?

Physical Characteristics
Size of the park (in acres):

Climate (temp and weather):

List and describe at least 3 interesting geologic features:


Park Plants
List and describe at least 3 interesting plants (trees, flowers, etc.):

Why did you include these plants?


Park Animals
List and describe at least 5 interesting animals:

Why did you include these animals?


History of the Park, and Visitor Details:
When was the park created?

What was the park created to protect or preserve?

Number of visitors each year:

List and describe at least 3 of the most popular things to do or to visit:

Why are these places and things popular?





Websites to use:
Most of your information can be found on the National Park Service website:

And the National Parks Conservation Association is another great resource:

Choose your Park from the list below, and let Mrs. Morell know which one you'd like to use:

StateNational ParkYear Established
Alaska (8)Denali1917
Gates of the Arctic1980
Glacier Bay1980
Katmai1980
Kenai Fjords1980
Kobuk Valley1980
Lake Clark1980
Wrangell - St. Elias1980
American SamoaAmerican Samoa1988
Arizona (3)Grand Canyon1919
Petrified Forest1962
Saguaro1994
ArkansasHot Springs1921
California (8)Channel Islands1980
Death Valley1994
Joshua Tree1994
Kings Canyon1940
Lassen Volcanic1916
Redwood1968
Sequoia1890
Yosemite1890
Colorado (4)Black Canyon of the Gunnison1999
Great Sand Dunes2004
Mesa Verde1906
Rocky Mountain1915
Florida (3)Biscayne1980
Dry Tortugas1992
Everglades1947
Hawaii (2)Haleakala1916
Hawaii Volcanoes1916
IdahoYellowstone1872
KentuckyMammoth Cave1941
MaineAcadia1919
MichiganIsle Royale1940
MinnesotaVoyageurs1975
Montana (2)Glacier1910
Yellowstone1872
NevadaGreat Basin1986
New MexicoCarlsbad Caverns1930
North CarolinaGreat Smoky Mountains1934
North DakotaTheodore Roosevelt1978
OhioCuyahoga Valley2000
OregonCrater Lake1902
South CarolinaCongaree2003
South Dakota (2)Badlands1978
Wind Cave1903
TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains1934
Texas (2)Big Bend1944
Guadalupe Mountains1966
U.S. Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands1956
Utah (5)Arches1971
Bryce Canyon1928
Capitol Reef1971
Canyonlands1964
Zion1919
VirginiaShenandoah1935
Washington (3)Mount Rainier1899
North Cascades1968
Olympic1938
Wyoming (2)Grand Teton1929
Yellowstone1872

Chart thanks to:

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Amazing Prezis!!

Hi all,

I know many of you are still finishing your projects, but I wanted to share a few "Around the World: projects that have been particularly impressive.

Some things that I noted along the way help make a Prezi really work:

- Clean design, with good color choices, so that you can see the text on the background easily.
- Not too much text on each slide.
- Photo choices that illustrate the points you are making.
- Impressive research
- Personalizing the research by noting why you would like to visit each country.

Here are a few of my favorites so far... I'd love to add more as you finish:


Olivia's: 

http://prezi.com/l3qi9geqwvkr/present/?auth_key=o8r68tq&follow=zlyo8u8dx7yw&kw=present-l3qi9geqwvkr&rc=ref-4259356

Grant's:



JT's


Maddie's


Zoe's


Matt's


Those of you who have finished will have a chance to work with Haiku deck during class, while the rest finish your projects :)