Protected Places Webquest
Protected Place Research Project
You have been chosen to research a place in New England that is protected. You are to describe the place, the difficulties it has faced, and why it needs to be protected. You will research this place using the website provided. You will present your facts in a Google Slides presentation.
Role: Researcher
Audience: The class
Form: Multimedia project
Slideshow Expectations from Computer Class
Facts first (no images until all facts completed).
4 facts per slide.
Each fact to be 5 to 7 words in length.
Each fact starts with a bullet point and ends with a period mark.
Between 1 and 3 pictures per slide.
Images can be found at the bottom of this webquest.
At least 2 bibliography references.
Click here to create a Google Slideshow using a pre-made Google Slide Template.
Acadia National Park (ME)
http://www.acadiamagic.com/acadia_national_park.html
http://www.ohranger.com/acadia/preservation
https://sites.google.com/site/galensacadianationalpark/home
https://thewondersofacadianationalpark.weebly.com/
Location
Where is it found?
Key Features
What can you see there?
What can you do there?
Plants or Animals in Danger
What is endangered or threatened in this place?
Protection
When did it become protected?
Who made it a protected place?
Why does this place need protection?
Towards the bottom of the page.
White Mountain National Forest (NH and ME)
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3851105.pdf
http://wilderness.org/article/why-white-mountain-national-forest
https://www.tpl.org/our-work/white-mountain-national-forest#sm.0000iobp9da9uetov8e1914krgrsu
Location
Where is it found?
Key Features
What can you see there?
What can you do there?
Plants or Animals in Danger
What is endangered or threatened in this place?
Protection
When did it become protected?
Who made it a protected place?
Why does this place need protection?
Walden Pond State Reserve
https://waldenpondstatereservation.wordpress.com/
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/massachusetts_conservation/walden_pond.html
Location
Where is it found?
Key Features
What can you see there?
What can you do there?
Plants or Animals in Danger
What is endangered or threatened in this place?
Protection
When did it become protected?
Who made it a protected place?
Why does this place need protection?
Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument (MA)
http://www.mysticaquarium.org/northeast-canyons-and-seamounts-marine-national-monument/
http://www.noaa.gov/news/first-marine-national-monument-created-in-atlantic
Location
Where is it found?
Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument (mysticaquarium.org)
Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument (google.com/maps)
Key Features
What can you see there?
What can you do there?
Plants or Animals in Danger
What is endangered or threatened in this place?
Protection
When did it become protected?
Who made it a protected place?
Why does this place need protection?
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
When was Boston Harbor protected and by whom? Why is it protected?
https://www.nps.gov/boha/index.htm
http://www.bostonharborislands.org/
http://www.bostonharborislands.org/wildlife-nature--birding
Location
Where is it found?
Key Features
What can you see there?
What can you do there?
Plants or Animals in Danger
What is endangered or threatened in this place?
Protection
When did it become protected?
Who made it a protected place?
Why does this place need protection?
