5th GRADE TERM 3 PROJECT FOR AMERICAN HISTORY

DUE FEBRUARY 27, 2006

 

AS YOU WILL READ, PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT STRONGLY BELIEVED IN CONSERVATION.

AS A RESULT, HE HAD CONGRESS SET ASIDE MORE THEN 220 MILLION ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND TO BE USED FOR NATIONAL PARKS AND NATIONAL FORESTS.

WE SHOULD ALL BE GRATEFUL TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FOR THE FORESIGHT HE HAD IN PRESERVING THOSE LANDS FOR OUR ENJOYMENT AND RECREATION.

YOUR TERM PROJECT WILL BE TO RESEARCH THE NATIONAL PARK THAT I HAVE ASSIGNED YOU AND TO FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS TO CORRECTLY COMPLETE THE PROJECT:

  1. AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR RESEARCH ON THE PARK, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, WRITE ABOUT THE ATTRACTIONS AND HISTORY OF THE PARK. ATTACH THIS PAPER YOU HAVE WRITTEN TO A POSTERBOARD.
  1. TRY TO OBTAIN A BROCHURE OF THIS PARK BY WRITING TO THE PARK’S SUPERINTENDENT.  ATTACH THIS BROCHURE TO YOUR POSTERBOARD.
  1. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PUT THE NAME OF THE NATIONAL PARK IN BOLD LETTERS ON THE TOP OF YOUR POSTERBOARD.
  1. WRITE AN ESSAY TELLING US WHY YOU MIGHT LIKE TO VISIT THIS NATIONAL PARK AND ATTACH THIS ESSAY TO THE POSTERBOARD.

     I HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS TERM PROJECT AND THAT YOU MIGHT VISIT THIS PARK SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.