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National Parks System

Introduction 59 National Parks in 27 States plus American Samoa , The Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam Covers more than 84 Million Acres Over 400 Areas protected by the National Park Service

National Parks An area of special scenic, historical, or scientific importance set aside and maintained by a national government and in the United States by an act of Congress

National Monument In the U.S., any of numerous areas reserved by the federal government for the protection of objects or places of historical, scientific, or prehistoric interest. They include natural physical features, remains of Indian cultures, and places of historical importance.

National Forest National Forest is a classification of federal lands in the United States. National Forests are largely forest and woodland areas owned by the federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture.

National Park Ipad Apps and Websites Chimani National Parks National Parks by National Geographic Websites www.nps.gov – National Park System www.npca.org – National Park Conservation Association www.xanterra.com – Concessionaire for many National Parks https://nationalmap.gov/ - National Maps for topographical data

Task Pick a National Park. You and one or two partners will do a 5-7 minute presentation speaking to each of the topics provided in following slide Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska Glacier National Park, Montana Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Great Basin National Park, Nevada Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado Great Smoky Mtns National Park, NC and Tennessee Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas Haleakala National Park, Hawaii Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas Isle Royale National Park, Michigan Joshua Tree National Park, California Katmai National Park, Alaska Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska Kings Canyon National Park, California Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska Lake Clark National Park, Alaska Lassen Volcanic Park, California Mammoth Cave Park, Kentucky Acadia National Park, Maine American Samoa National Park, American Samoa Territory Arches National Park, Utah Badlands National Park, South Dakota Big Bend National Park, Texas Biscayne National Park, Florida Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah Canyonlands National Park, Utah Capitol Reef National Park Utah Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico Channel Islands National Park, California Congaree National Park, South Carolina Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada Denali National Park, Alaska Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida Everglades National Park, Florida Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Mount Rainier National Park, Washington North Cascades National Park, Washington Olympic National Park, Washington Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Redwood National Park, California Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Saguaro National Park, Arizona Sequoia National Park, California Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota Virgin Islands National Park, US Virgin Islands Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Yosemite National Park, California Zion National Park, Utah

Topics to Cover No presentation earns a zero for team Location (on map) and how far from Phoenix? Park Specifications (Geography, area,# campgrounds, # of visitors per year, etc…) History Activities to do and where in the park one of most popular places to see or stay, best time of year to visit– why? Add any personal experiences What would be best way to experience the park? (camp, boat, horseback/hike, train, drive etc…) Any Monuments or Battlefields Some fascinating or fun facts Fauna (wildlife) and Flora (plants/flowers etc) known to that park specifically News worthy issues surrounding the parks protection and any current alerts at your park Add a topographical map of a place within your park and describe something about the contour lines and how that can help you when visiting Must include minimum 7 slides and 5 pictures Time requirements 5-7 minutes All members must present and identify contribution to project Graded according to Rubric worth 250 points Present: NLT than 6th,7th, or 13th No presentation earns a zero for team