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National Parks Research National Parks Research ProjectProject
Project RequirementsProject Requirements
• Create a research project that details:– History of your park– Ecology of park (habitat, animals, plant life)– Location and size of park– Weather of park (climate, weather)– Environmental issues– Geology of Park (land)
National ParksNational Parks
• The purpose of the United States National Parks system is to protect the scenery, wildlife and natural historic objects and to provide for the enjoyment of these same things in such a way as to preserve them for future generations.
• Currently there are 392 designated national parks that range from the homes of historic figures to the 13.2 million acre national park in Alaska.
• The first national park was Yellowstone and it was established in 1872 by congress.
• Denali National Park• Everglades National Park• Gates of the Arctic National Park • Glacier National Park • Grand Canyon National Park • Grand Teton National Park • Great Basin National Park • Great Sand Dunes National Park• Great Smoky Mountains National
Park
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park
• Haleakala National Park • Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park • Hot Springs National Park
Acadia National Park Arches National Park Badlands National Park Big Bend National Park Biscayne National Park Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Canyonlands National Park Capitol Reef National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park Channel Islands National Park Congaree National Park Crater Lake National Park Cuyahoga Valley National Park Death Valley National Park Dry Tortugas National Park
National Parks ListNational Parks List
• Olympic National Park • Petrified Forest National Park • Redwood National and State P
arks
• Rocky Mountain National Park • Sequoia National Park • Shenandoah National Park • Theodore Roosevelt National
Park
• Virgin Islands National Park • Voyageurs National Park • Wind Cave National Park
• Isle Royale National Park • Joshua Tree National Park • Kenai Fjords National Park • Kings Canyon National Park • Kobuk Valley National Park • Lassen Volcanic National Park • Mammoth Cave National Park • Mesa Verde National Park • Mount Rainier National Park • National Park of American Sa
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• North Cascades National Park • Yellowstone National Park • Yosemite National Park • Zion National Park
How to Choose:How to Choose:
• Where have you visited?
• Where would you like to visit?
• What park sounds interesting to you?
• Which park have you heard about and would like to learn more about?
Great Sand Dunes National ParkGreat Sand Dunes National Park
Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park
Bryce Canyon National ParkBryce Canyon National Park
Grand CanyonGrand Canyon
Mesa Verde National ParkMesa Verde National Park
Mammoth Cave National ParkMammoth Cave National Park
Olympic National ParkOlympic National Park
Denali National ParkDenali National Park
Capitol Reef National ParkCapitol Reef National Park