Monday Quick Questions: 1. Which national park are you going to do your research project on? ~The North Cascades 2. Why did you pick that park? ~It is one that I would love to visit. It is my kind of area. Essential Questions: 1. What are three things that you learned from the first reading assignment in the Unit 5 packet? ~Yellowstone was the first national park. Tuesday Quick Questions: 1. What are wilderness corridors? ~An area of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities or structures 2. Why is it important for wildlife to have access to mates beyond those that live nearby? Essential Questions: 1. When was your park first protected as a national park? ~ 1968 2. Upload a map of your park.
Wednesday Quick Questions: 1. How big is the park you're researching for your project? ~ 504,781 acres Essential Questions: 1. What did you accomplish today? ~Absent Thursday Quick Questions: 1. Approximately how many people visit your park each year? ~ about 25,000 people per year Essential Questions: 1. What did you accomplish today? ~Absent Friday Quick Questions: 1. U.S. National Parks were in the news this week. Read THIS ARTICLE to answer today's quick questions and essential questions. 2. What announcement did President Trump make on Monday with regard to two national monuments in Utah? ~ He would shrink the size of two national monuments in Utah by approximately 2 million combined acres. Essential Questions: 1. What are the two sides to the debate surrounding the President's recent decision regarding the two national monuments in Utah? ~Fiery debate has ensued across the country between those who argue that the monuments were an overstep of federal power in the first place and those who say the monuments protected sacred Native American land from mining or development. 2. Post your nature center picture.
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