National Park Project

MyNationalParkis:

1. Researchyournationalpark.
Takenotes(notcompletesentences)onindexcards
DONOTCOPYWORDFORWORDORCUTANDPASTE!!!
Information
MUSTbeinyourownwords
Ifyoucannotunderstandwhatyouarereading,askforanexplanationbefore
youwriteitdown
Websitestohelpyouresearch:
http://www.nationalparks.org/
http://www.usparks.com/
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/nationalparks/
http://www.gorp.com/parksguide/nationalparkguidesp.html
http://www.nature.nps.gov/
http://www.npca.org/exploringourparks/
http://www.areaparks.com
http://www.fodors.com/tripideas/nationalparks/

2. Createa
GoogleSite
toshowcaseyournationalpark.Herearetwowaysthatyoucan
getstarted:
GoogleDriveatthetopofthescreennexttoyouraccountname,clickonthe
smallsquaresandchoose"Sites"
Navigateto
sites.google.com

3. Createnewpagesfordifferentpartsofyourwebsite.
Siteshouldhave
atleastsixpages
(notincludingSitemap)
Paragraphsmustbeatleast79sentenceslong,includingatopic
sentenceandaconcludingsentence
Everypage(exceptWorksCited)mustinclude
atleastonepicture

4. Createa
powerpointpresentationorbrochure
topresenttotheclass.
Powerpointisinbulletpointformat(noparagraphsorcompletesentences)
Brochureistrifold,doublesided:
HowtoCreateaTriFoldBrochure

RequiredPages:

a)Home(10points)
Parkname
Briefintroductionaboutpark(statementortwothatdescribesyourpark)
Studentname,date,class/teacher
Picture
FeelfreetochangetheHomepagetitletosomethingmoreinteresting(e.g.
Welcometo
or
Comesee
)

b)Information(10points)
Locationofpark(state,whereinthestateitislocatednorth,south,etc)
Nametwonearbycities
Sizeofpark
Parkhours
DistancefromRHMS(inmiles)
Canyoudrive?
Howmanystateswillyoutravelthrough?
Howlongwillittaketogetthere?
23interesting/specialfactsaboutthepark
Canincludeendangeredplantsandanimals(floraandfauna),animal
migrations,volcaniceruptions,whetheryourparkwasthefirstnational
park,largest,smallest,etc.
Picture

c)ParkHistory(10points)
2+paragraphsincluding:
Yearthatnationalparkwasfounded
Presidentand/orotherpeoplewhohelpeditbecomeanationalpark
Howorwhyitbecameanationalpark
Majorchangestotheparksinceitwasformed
Picture

d)Geology(10points)
3+paragraphsincluding:
Descriptionofgeologicfeaturesandnaturallandformsinyourparkand
howtheywereformed(ifthelandformhasaname,includeit)
Reasonswhypeoplegotovisitthepark
Picture

e)WorksCited(10points)
Alphabetizedlistofsourcesused
Mustuseatleast3differentsources(Wikipediadoesnotcount!)
WrittenincorrectMLAformat
ResearchCitationsMLAFormatGraphicOrganizer
CitationMachine
UpdateeverytimeyouwritedownANYinformationfromawebsiteorbook

ChoicePages(mustadduptoatleast10pointsupto5pointsofextracredit):
*Remembertoincludeatleastonepictureoneachpage!

f)Preservation(10points)2+paragraphs
Whatistheparkdoingtoprotecttheland?Whydoesitneedtoprotectthe
land?
Whatistheparkdoingtoprotecttheanimals/plantsthatlivethere?Whydoesit
needtoprotecttheanimals/plants?
Istheparktryingtoprotectanythingelse:air,people,art,habitat?Whydoes
theparkneedtoprotecttheseotherthings?

g)Climate(5points)1+paragraph
Whatistheweatherlikeduringthedifferentseasons(temperatures,
precipitation)?
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

h)AnimalsandPlants(5points)1+paragraph
Describethreespecificspeciesofanimalorplantlifefoundinthepark

h)Activities(5points)1+paragraph
Describethreeactivitiesyoucandoatoraroundthepark

i)JuniorRangerProgram(5points)1+paragraph
Whataretherequirements,games,andactivities?
Whatdoyoureceivewhenyoucompletetheprogram?

j)Createyourownpage(5points)1+paragraph
Topicmustfirstbeapprovedbyteacher

NationalParkProject:Timeline/DueDates

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March17

Assignmentgivenandexplainedtostudents.Parkspicked.

March20

ParentAcknowledgement/Signatureduebacktoscienceteacher.

March23

Researchgatheredcheck(bringinnotes,handwrittenand/or
printedfromtheinternet,etc).

March25

RoughDraftofInformationdue.

March27

RoughDraftofParkHistorydue.

March 30

RoughDraftofGeologydue.

April13

Powerpoint/Brochuredue.OralPresentationsgiveninclass.
MyOralPresentationisdueon:

___/60pts April3

GoogleSitemustbecompleted.

_____/100ptsTOTAL
AssessmentGrade

Iunderstandthatmychild______________________________________hasaScience
NationalParkProjectdueonFriday,April3.Ihavereadtheabovetimelineandwillhelpmy
childtomeeteachduedate.

________________________________________
Parent/GuardianSignature

RememberthissignatureisthefirstitemdueonMarch20!