Name____________________________ National Park______________

NATIONAL PARK RESEARCH PROJECT

PICTURE BOOK
Acadia National Park, Maine
You will create an alphabet book that will feature information you have learned
about your park. You will present your book to the class.
Your book must includ!
1. An appropriate cover, which includes your park name, an illustration, and your name.
. !nformative statements and illustrations that pertains to your national park for
the letters of the alphabet that spell your park"s name. #All books need at least 1$
pa%es&
'or e(ample) Your national park is *ver%lades National Park+ the , A" pa%e could be)
Alli"#tors can be found in this park. -hey are one of the more than fifty distinctive reptile
types in the *ver%lades. -he alli%ator helps preserve other livin% thin%s by di%%in% basin like
holes known as %ator holes that provide water in times of low water levels. -hen come up with
a picture of an alli%ator or draw one.
Another e(ample) Your park is Yellowstone National Park+ the ,." pa%e could be)
Yellowstone is located in the state of $%omin". Almost fifty percent of all the land in
.yomin% is owned by the /0 %overnment. $ild&irs have occurred in Yellowstone for
hundreds of years. 0ome are allowed to burn naturally as a means to enable ecosystem chan%e.
1raw or paste the map of .yomin% showin% where Yellowstone is located and2or include a
picture of a Yellowstone fire.
3. -he list below includes topics that you need to include for your national park)
Loc#tion
N#tur#l '#turs and how they evolved
#sandstone arches, hi%h cliffs, waterfalls, canyons, etc.&
Ecos%stms( n)ironmnt#l issus
Histor%
*scri+tion includin% climate and rainfall
'#un# #nd 'lor# includin% endan%ered species
Intrstin" '#cts
P,oto"r#+,s
Acti)itis -.,#t %ou c#n do i& %ou )isit t, +#rk/
4. Your Picture 5ook will be evaluated in the followin% areas)
a. neatness, color, ori%inality 1$
b. conventions #punctuation, %rammar, spellin%& 1$
c. notecards2draft #ade6uate, accurate information& 1$21$ each
d. works cited 1$
e. 78N-*N- #%ou nd to includ )#rit%0s to+ics #bo)9& 4$
f. presentation 1$
!t is e(pected that you meet all deadlines. Points will be deducted for all late
material.
:. ;eferences) 5ooks, !nternet http)22www.nps.%ov2, sources from 0outh <ill =ibrary site,
'in%er =akes =ibrary, encyclopedias, other media such as brochures, videos, ->. Also,
you may write or e? mail re6uestin% national park information.
@. You will turn in a completed works cited with the picture book.
A. You will receive some support from Mrs. >ann and me, but this is primarily an
independent %atherin% of reference information on your own. You will be %iven time to
work on this in class but you must also bud%et a substantial amount of time to work on
this at home too. ! will be happy to furnish paper, etc. Bust ask for what you need.
C. Dood luck9 ! hope you find this an enEoyable way to learn about the %eo%raphy of the
/nited 0tates by researchin% our wonderful national parks.
N#tion#l P#rk Rs#rc, *u *#ts
B"in t#kin" nots $k o& 1#% 2
Nots! c,ck3in 1#% 45( 46
*r#&t o& &irst ,#l& o& book *u 1#% 55
*r#&t o& rm#indr o& book( .orks citd *u 1#% 57
Pictur Book *u Jun 45
Prsnt#tion $k o& Jun 46
Ms. 5elle"s 'ifth Drade 0outh <ill 0chool $14
Mount ;ainer National Park