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:

http://www.nps.gov/index.htm

And the National Parks Conservation Association is another great resource:

http://www.npca.org/exploring-our-parks/parks/

And National Geographic has a great resources:

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/

The link to glogster is here:
http://edu.glogster.com/

and Prezi:

http://prezi.com

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

State	National Park	Year Established
Alaska (8)	Denali	1917
	Gates of the Arctic	1980
	Glacier Bay	1980
	Katmai	1980
	Kenai Fjords	1980
	Kobuk Valley	1980
	Lake Clark	1980
	Wrangell - St. Elias	1980
American Samoa	American Samoa	1988
Arizona (3)	Grand Canyon	1919
	Petrified Forest	1962
	Saguaro	1994
Arkansas	Hot Springs	1921
California (8)	Channel Islands	1980
	Death Valley	1994
	Joshua Tree	1994
	Kings Canyon	1940
	Lassen Volcanic	1916
	Redwood	1968
	Sequoia	1890
	Yosemite	1890
Colorado (4)	Black Canyon of the Gunnison	1999
	Great Sand Dunes	2004
	Mesa Verde	1906
	Rocky Mountain	1915
Florida (3)	Biscayne	1980
	Dry Tortugas	1992
	Everglades	1947
Hawaii (2)	Haleakala	1916
	Hawaii Volcanoes	1916
Idaho	Yellowstone	1872
Kentucky	Mammoth Cave	1941
Maine	Acadia	1919
Michigan	Isle Royale	1940
Minnesota	Voyageurs	1975
Montana (2)	Glacier	1910
	Yellowstone	1872
Nevada	Great Basin	1986
New Mexico	Carlsbad Caverns	1930
North Carolina	Great Smoky Mountains	1934
North Dakota	Theodore Roosevelt	1978
Ohio	Cuyahoga Valley	2000
Oregon	Crater Lake	1902
South Carolina	Congaree	2003
South Dakota (2)	Badlands	1978
	Wind Cave	1903
Tennessee	Great Smoky Mountains	1934
Texas (2)	Big Bend	1944
	Guadalupe Mountains	1966
U.S. Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	1956
Utah (5)	Arches	1971
	Bryce Canyon	1928
	Capitol Reef	1971
	Canyonlands	1964
	Zion	1919
Virginia	Shenandoah	1935
Washington (3)	Mount Rainier	1899
	North Cascades	1968
	Olympic	1938
Wyoming (2)	Grand Teton	1929
	Yellowstone	1872

Chart thanks to:

http://www.nationalpark-adventures.com/united-states-national-parks.html