national parks from sea to shining sea
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National Parks from Sea to Shining Sea. By Stephanie Fuerst ETE 100-01 2/15/10. What is a National Park?. What are some National Parks you know of? Have you ever visited a National Park? What is special about a National Park? What is a State Park? How is it different? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
National Parks from Sea to Shining Sea
By Stephanie Fuerst
ETE 100-01
2/15/10
What is a National Park?
What are some National Parks you know of?
Have you ever visited a National Park?
What is special about a National Park?
What is a State Park? How is it different?
Lets look at some famous National Parks.
Grand Canyon: Then vs. Now
Above photograph: (Lee, 1940)
Right photograph: (Grand Canyon National Park)
The Grand Canyon
Located in Arizona
Formed from EROSION
Colorado River
277 miles long
1 mile deep
10-18 miles across
Source: (Grand Canyon National Park)
Yosemite: Then vs. Now
Above: (Yosemite National Park)
Left: (Company, 1915)
Yosemite National Park
Located in California
1,169 miles
Contains many mountains,
cliffs, meadows, valleys,
rivers, and waterfalls
Source: (Yosemite National Park)
Yellowstone: Then vs. Now
Above: (Rhodes, 1900)
Right: (Yellowstone National Park)
Yellowstone
Located in Idaho,Wyoming, and Montana
Erupting geysers and hot springs
Bears, wolves, elk, buffalo
Source: (Yellowstone National Park)
Haleakala: Then vs. Now
Left: (Built in America)
Below: (Haleakala National Park)
Haleakala National Park
Located in Hawaii,
on Island of Maui
Cinder cones,
volcanoes, streams,
ocean coast
Many ecological zones!
Source: (Haleakala National Park)
Summing it all up
Why do we have National Parks?
Who does the land belong to?
Who takes care of the land?
Why is it important to take care of the land?
What are some things we do to care for the land? Positive effects or negative effects?
Source: (Our National Parks: Recreation and Preservation)
Your Turn!
Use the National Parks website to research a park
nps.gov
Create a poster that:
-gives basic information about the park
-encourages people to visit the park
-tells why it is important to protect the land
References
Built in America. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&action=browse&fileName=hi/hi0500/hi0546/photos/browse.db&recNum=0&itemLink=D?hh:1:./temp/~ammem_aNQt::@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,p
Company, H. P. (1915, May 29). American Memory. Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?pan:4:./temp/~ammem_DSJQ::@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,toddbib,mgw,ncr,ngp,musdibib,hlaw,papr,lhbumbib
Grand Canyon National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/photos/
Haleakala National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved Febuary 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm
References Continued
Lee, R. (1940, October). American Memory. Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?fsaall:2:./temp/~ammem_ilAQ::displayType=1:m856sd=fsa:m856sf=8b26440:@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,todd
Our National Parks: Recreation and Preservation. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Geographic Xpeditions: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/gk2/parks.html
Rhoades, H. (1900). History of the American West 1860-1920. Retrieved February 10, 2010, from Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?hawp:2:./temp/~ammem_Brn1::@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,toddbib,mgw,ncr,ngp,musdibib,hlaw,papr,lhbumbi
Yellowstone National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
Yosemite National Park. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2010, from National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/waterfalls.htm