Our National Parks

Founded in part by John Muir

John Muir

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Southeast

• Everglades National Park• Gulf Islands National Seashore• Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area• Hot Springs National Park• Big South Fork National River and Recreation

Area• Great Smoky Mountains National Park• Mammoth Cave National Park• Cumberland Gap National Park• Shenandoah National Park

Everglades National Park

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Hot Springs National Park

Big South Fork National River Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cumberland Gap National Park

Shenandoah National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

Northeast

• Acadia National Park

• Cape Cod National Seashore

• Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

• Statue of Liberty National Monument

Acadia National Park

Cape Cod National Seashore

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area

Statue of Liberty National Monument

Midwest

• Badlands National Park

• Mount Rushmore National Memorial

• Ozark National Scenic Riverways

• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

• Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

• Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Badlands National Park Mount Rushmore National Monument

Ozark National Scenic Riverways Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Cuyahoga Valley National Seashore

Pictured Rocks National Seashore

Indiana Dunes National Seashore

Southwest

• Big Bend National Park

• Padre Island National Seashore

• Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park

• Grand Canyon National Park

Padre Island National Seashore

Big Bend National Park

Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Grand Canyon National Park

West• Mount Rainier National Park• Olympic National Park• Crater Lake National Park• Yellowstone National Park• Glacier National Park• Grand Teton National Park• Dinosaur National Park• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve• Mesa Verde National Park• Rocky Mountain National Park• Arches National Park• Bryce Canyon National Park• Zion National Park• Death Valley National Park• Redwood National Park• Sequoia National Park• Yosemite National Park• Channel Islands National Park• Denali National Park and Preserve• Glacier Bay National Park• Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Olympic National Park

Crater Lake National Park Yellowstone National Park

Glacier National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Dinosaur National ParkGreat Sand Dunes National Park

Mesa Verde National Park Rocky Mountain National Park

Arches National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Zion National Park

Death Valley National ParkRedwood National Park

Sequoia National ParkChannel Islands National

Park

Yosemite National Park

Denali National Park

Glacier Bay National Park

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Choice Work—Review of US Regions: Explore your country, through our national

parks.(Students must practice reading their

projects before presenting.)• Create an original power-point about one national park. The power point must have no less than

10 slides. Each slide must include a picture and/or video. Each slide must have original sentences describing the picture. Include the following information: Location, when the park was established, special landforms found in the park, what makes the park unique, things to do in the park, and why you believe that this park should continue to be protected by law.

• Create a brochure about one national park. Include the following information: Location, when it was established, special landforms found in the park, what makes the park unique, things to do in the park, and why you believe that this park should continue to be protected by law. All information needs to be handwritten or typed. The information must be written in the student’s words. (no cut and paste).

• Create a tri-fold poster about one national park. Include the following information: Location, when it was established, special landforms found in the park, what makes the park unique, things to do in the park, and why you believe that this park should continue to be protected by law. All information needs to be handwritten or typed. The information must be written in the student’s words. (no cut and paste).

• You may also do any of the 3 projects above but focus on the different National Parks within one region. Try this if you want to learn more about many different national parks. (Bonus Points for this one—10 extra points.

Rubric for National Park ProjectsInformation

presented

Presentation of information

Organization of information

Effort—neatness, spelling, details, etc.

3—All information is accurate and meets the expected criteria.

3—The presentation was practiced and planned.

3—The power-point, brochure, or tri-fold poster were very well organized and visually attractive.

3—The student spent time making sure all information was neat, clear, and correct.

2—Some information is accurate, but parts of the expected criteria are missing.

2—The student forgot some information. Seemed to be planning as they went.

2—The project was somewhat organized but lacked visual attractiveness.

2—The student had some errors and messy parts.

1—Information is inaccurate or missing.

1—The student could not read the information without help and had no plan.

1—The project was clearly unorganized and thrown together at the last minute.

1—The student didn’t seem to care about correctness or neatness.