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In the Search stage, you will build your background knowledge of the topic. You will be presented with information about national parks and you will begin to understand the history while creating your own ideas and questions about how to further your understanding of the topic and discover what you want to learn more about as you research. Use the document at the bottom to help you organize your research. As in other sections of your research, these resources are just a starting point. Explore further to find more accurate information according to your research question.
Did you ever think that one species could impact an ecosystem in such a way that it could change rivers? Watch this video to learn about the impact of wolves on Yellowstone National Park.
Sustainable Human. (2014, February 13). How wolves change rivers. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q&list=RDCMUCYv_csqWJTSfQK3vOZDJKQw&index=1
Explore the map below to see what parks are located in each state and territory.
National Park Service. (n.d.). Find a park. www.nps.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm
Click on the image of "You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks" by Evan Turk to listen to him read aloud and tell about why he created this book. In the book, he touches on the fact that some of the national parks lands were taken from Native Americans. What feelings do you have about that? Should anything be done about this, or is it too late?
TeachingBooks.net (n.d.) TeachingBooks. You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks. Retrieved from https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=64790
Click on the image to read chapter two of this book. This ebook is devoted to the history of Gifford Pinchot, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold. These three men’s efforts to environmental awareness and sustainability were paramount to leading our country to begin preserving land and forests from future development. This chapter focuses on each of their efforts and the significance they made in changing the thoughts behind conservation. What would have happened had they not stepped in when they did?
Harris, D. (2018). Environmental protests. Core Library.
Yosemite National Park by Karen Jones and John Vosburgh
This article gives some of the history behind the beginnings of Yosemite and the Native Americans who lived there. It explains that from the founding of this national park, others followed. It is noted again that land here was taken from the native people who were living in the area. Why did this happen so frequently and why do you think the white men felt it was justified?
Jones, K., & Vosburgh, J. (2007). Yosemite National Park. In Encyclopedia of Western Life. Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A163154752/MSIC?u=uni_rodit&sid =MSIC&xid=eff5511
Though it is short, this article explains how access to National Parks across the nation has improved to allow for all people to visit. The article tells the reader how this was not always the case, but that relatively recently the change was made to make improvements for all to enjoy the parks. What changes were made and why are these changes important? Before these changes, how did people access the parks?
Accent on Access at U.S. National Parks. (1993). In Using Maps in North and South America, a Weekly Reader publication (p. 26+). Weekly Reader. https://link.gale.com/ apps/doc/A80637104/MSIC?u=uni_rodit&sid=MSIC&xid=a3de12e0
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