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National National ParksParks

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““Get Outdoors”Get Outdoors”

Select the Select the ““Get Get Outdoors” Outdoors” picture above picture above to view a to view a video by the video by the Jonas Jonas Brothers Brothers about being about being outdoors.outdoors.

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National ParksNational Parks

Summer vacation will be here before Summer vacation will be here before you know it. Have you thought about you know it. Have you thought about visiting a National Park during your visiting a National Park during your time off from school? The National time off from school? The National Parks web site has a ton of information. Parks web site has a ton of information. We can visit a park virtually, on your We can visit a park virtually, on your computer, or plan a trip with your computer, or plan a trip with your family. Let’s take a look. family. Let’s take a look.

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Yosemite National ParkYosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is in Northern Yosemite National Park is in Northern California. Where do you think you California. Where do you think you could find information about Yosemite? could find information about Yosemite?

Let’s use the National Park Let’s use the National Park Service web site to learn more Service web site to learn more about Yosemite.about Yosemite.

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Yosemite National ParkYosemite National ParkWe will start We will start by going to by going to the National the National Park Service Park Service web site. To web site. To do this, type do this, type www.nps.gov in the in the address bar address bar of your of your Internet Internet browser. browser. Next select Next select California. California. Then select Then select Yosemite.Yosemite.

http://www.nps.gov/

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On Yosemite’s Home Page you can navigate, On Yosemite’s Home Page you can navigate, or move around and select headings to get all or move around and select headings to get all kinds of information about Yosemite National kinds of information about Yosemite National Park. Park.

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This box This box allows you allows you to type in to type in a word to a word to search the search the web site.web site.

Select this to Select this to view a map.view a map.

Select this to Select this to print this print this page.page.

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The bar on the left side of The bar on the left side of your web page allows you your web page allows you to select titles to find the to select titles to find the information. This is information. This is called “navigating” the called “navigating” the site. Let’s see what kind site. Let’s see what kind of information we can of information we can find.find.

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Yosemite National Yosemite National ParkParkHere you can find maps and Here you can find maps and

driving directions, things to do, driving directions, things to do, history, plants and animals, even history, plants and animals, even information about becoming a information about becoming a Junior Ranger, and much, much Junior Ranger, and much, much more.more.

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Google EarthGoogle Earth

Another way to get information about Another way to get information about national parks is through Google Earth. national parks is through Google Earth. This program allows you to type a place This program allows you to type a place into the search bar and it will take you into the search bar and it will take you there virtually.there virtually.

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Once into Google Once into Google Earth, you will Earth, you will see a view of the see a view of the earth.earth.

Type Yosemite National Type Yosemite National Park into the search bar and Park into the search bar and select the magnifying glass.select the magnifying glass.

Then you will see an overview look at the Then you will see an overview look at the Yosemite area.Yosemite area.

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Google Earth ToolsGoogle Earth Tools

The hand The hand allows allows you to you to move the move the page page around.around.

The The pointer pointer tool is how tool is how you select you select an item to an item to view more, view more, such as a such as a picture.picture.

This tool allows This tool allows you to turn the you to turn the page.page.

This tool This tool allows you to allows you to move the page move the page up/down or up/down or right/left.right/left.This bar This bar allows you allows you to zoom in to zoom in on an area.on an area.

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Use the Use the selection selection arrow to arrow to choose one of choose one of the blue dots the blue dots to see to see pictures of pictures of Yosemite.Yosemite.

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Now that we know how Now that we know how to navigate the site, to navigate the site, let’s visit Yosemite let’s visit Yosemite virtually, on your virtually, on your computer. Select the computer. Select the picture to take a quick picture to take a quick video tour of Yosemite.video tour of Yosemite.

You can also find information about You can also find information about National Parks in books in your Library National Parks in books in your Library Resource Center. Search Destiny Resource Center. Search Destiny Quest for “national parks” and you Quest for “national parks” and you may find some of these books.may find some of these books.

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Yosemite would be a great National Park to Yosemite would be a great National Park to visit, but there are many more and some very visit, but there are many more and some very close to your home. For more information visit close to your home. For more information visit the National Parks web site. For information, the National Parks web site. For information, and activities for kids, go to the National Parks and activities for kids, go to the National Parks Kid Zone. The Get Outdoors website also has Kid Zone. The Get Outdoors website also has information on National Parks and outdoor information on National Parks and outdoor activities for kids. Select the pictures above to activities for kids. Select the pictures above to go to any of these sites.go to any of these sites.

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ReviewReviewWhat are three different kinds of What are three different kinds of information you can get about Yosemite information you can get about Yosemite National Park from their web site?National Park from their web site?

What is it called when you move around a What is it called when you move around a web site?web site?

What is the hand used for in Google What is the hand used for in Google Earth?Earth?

Name one web site you can use to get Name one web site you can use to get information about National Parks.information about National Parks.

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ResourcesResources

Get Outdoors It’s Yours, Get Outdoors It’s Yours, http://www.getoutdoorsitsyours.gov/

Google EarthGoogle Earth, http://earth.google.com

The Kids ZoneThe Kids Zone, http://www.nps.gov/kidszone/

National Park ServiceNational Park Service, http://www.nps.gov/

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