Name :__________________________________________
Date :__________________________________________
Class : 4-1 4-2
Subject:______________________
4th Grade
US National Park Project Directions
DUE DATE: _____________________
US NATIONAL PARK SELECTED:_____________________________________________
TEACHER SIGNATURE:______________________________________________________
Choose a US National Park
The US National Park list that’s attached will be on the class site so you can click on the hyperlinks to assist with researching at home. You attend library one time per week and can utilize your time during that period to obtain resources as needed. There may be some class time to research information using the Internet, but basically, this is an at home project. Keep in mind that the public library offers internet access as well as written resources. There are numerous US National Parks to choose from so each student in class will not duplicate a park with another. We will work this process out in class.
Select a Project (Yes, choose the project you want to do!):
1. Create a postcard and write to a friend or relative about your upcoming visit to a US National Park.
(Both sides of the postcard need to be completed.)
2. Write a 1 page letter to a friend about your recent visit to a US National Park.
(Follow a friendly letter format, 1 inch margins, double spaced, 12 font size and use font style that’s easily read)
3. Create an informational chart about a US National Park.
4. Create an advertisement to entice people to go to a US National Park.
5. Create a hand-drawn map of the United States and highlight a US National Park.
6. Create a 3-4 scene comic strip including characters, dialogue and scenery about the US National Park.
Requirements For All Projects:
Value Earned
10 pts. _____Heading: Name, date, 4-1, Social Studies
10pts. _____Somewhere on/within the project it’s stated that the park is a US National Park
10pts. _____Location/State is clear and written in words
10pts. _____What the park is “known” for
10pts. _____Square miles of the park
10pts. _____Year the park was established
10pts. _____Photograph of the park or a key location/feature of the park that is labeled with a caption explaining what the photograph is about
10pts. _____Resource is listed somewhere on the project
10pts. _____Project is turned in with this form which will be used as an assessment sheet.
10pts. _____The project is professional and accurate: correct spelling, punctuation, organized, colorful but not psychedelic.
100% _____% FINAL GRADE
There are 58 officially-designated National Parks in the United States and its dependent areas.
Click on the links to help you with your report.
Click on the links to help you with your report.
Yellowstone National Park: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming 1872
Sequoia National Park, California 1890
Yosemite National Park, California, 1890
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington 1899
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 1902
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota 1903
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 1906
Glacier National Park (part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park), Montana 1910
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1915
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 1916
Lassen Volcanic National Park, California 1916
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska 1917
Acadia National Park, Maine 1919
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 1919
Zion National Park, Utah 1919
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas 1921
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah 1928
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming 1929
Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico 1930
Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina, Tennessee 1934
Shenandoah National Park Virginia 1935
Olympic National Park Washington 1938
Isle Royale National Park Michigan 1940
Kings Canyon National Park California 1940
Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky 1941
Big Bend National Park Texas 1944
Everglades National Park Florida 1947
Virgin Islands National Park U.S. Virgin Islands 1956
Petrified Forest National Park Arizona 1962
Canyonlands National Park Utah 1964
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas 1966
North Cascades National Park Washington 1968
Redwood National and State Parks California 1968
Arches National Park Utah 1971
Capitol Reef National Park Utah 1971
Voyageurs National Park Minnesota 1975
Badlands National Park South Dakota 1978
Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Dakota 1978
Biscayne National Park Florida 1980
Channel Islands National Park California 1980
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska 1980
Kobuk Valley National Park Alaska 1980
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Great Basin National Park Nevada 1986
National Park of American Samoa American Samoa 1988
Dry Tortugas National Park Florida 1992
Death Valley National Park California, Nevada 1994
Joshua Tree National Park California 1994
Saguaro National Park Arizona 1994
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado 1999
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ohio 2000
Congaree National Park South Carolina 2003
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Colorado 2004
Date :__________________________________________
Class : 4-1 4-2
Subject:______________________
4th Grade
US National Park Project Directions
DUE DATE: _____________________
US NATIONAL PARK SELECTED:_____________________________________________
TEACHER SIGNATURE:______________________________________________________
Choose a US National Park
The US National Park list that’s attached will be on the class site so you can click on the hyperlinks to assist with researching at home. You attend library one time per week and can utilize your time during that period to obtain resources as needed. There may be some class time to research information using the Internet, but basically, this is an at home project. Keep in mind that the public library offers internet access as well as written resources. There are numerous US National Parks to choose from so each student in class will not duplicate a park with another. We will work this process out in class.
Select a Project (Yes, choose the project you want to do!):
1. Create a postcard and write to a friend or relative about your upcoming visit to a US National Park.
(Both sides of the postcard need to be completed.)
2. Write a 1 page letter to a friend about your recent visit to a US National Park.
(Follow a friendly letter format, 1 inch margins, double spaced, 12 font size and use font style that’s easily read)
3. Create an informational chart about a US National Park.
4. Create an advertisement to entice people to go to a US National Park.
5. Create a hand-drawn map of the United States and highlight a US National Park.
6. Create a 3-4 scene comic strip including characters, dialogue and scenery about the US National Park.
Requirements For All Projects:
Value Earned
10 pts. _____Heading: Name, date, 4-1, Social Studies
10pts. _____Somewhere on/within the project it’s stated that the park is a US National Park
10pts. _____Location/State is clear and written in words
10pts. _____What the park is “known” for
10pts. _____Square miles of the park
10pts. _____Year the park was established
10pts. _____Photograph of the park or a key location/feature of the park that is labeled with a caption explaining what the photograph is about
10pts. _____Resource is listed somewhere on the project
10pts. _____Project is turned in with this form which will be used as an assessment sheet.
10pts. _____The project is professional and accurate: correct spelling, punctuation, organized, colorful but not psychedelic.
100% _____% FINAL GRADE
There are 58 officially-designated National Parks in the United States and its dependent areas.
Click on the links to help you with your report.
Click on the links to help you with your report.
Yellowstone National Park: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming 1872
Sequoia National Park, California 1890
Yosemite National Park, California, 1890
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington 1899
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 1902
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota 1903
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 1906
Glacier National Park (part of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park), Montana 1910
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 1915
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 1916
Lassen Volcanic National Park, California 1916
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska 1917
Acadia National Park, Maine 1919
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 1919
Zion National Park, Utah 1919
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas 1921
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah 1928
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming 1929
Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico 1930
Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina, Tennessee 1934
Shenandoah National Park Virginia 1935
Olympic National Park Washington 1938
Isle Royale National Park Michigan 1940
Kings Canyon National Park California 1940
Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky 1941
Big Bend National Park Texas 1944
Everglades National Park Florida 1947
Virgin Islands National Park U.S. Virgin Islands 1956
Petrified Forest National Park Arizona 1962
Canyonlands National Park Utah 1964
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas 1966
North Cascades National Park Washington 1968
Redwood National and State Parks California 1968
Arches National Park Utah 1971
Capitol Reef National Park Utah 1971
Voyageurs National Park Minnesota 1975
Badlands National Park South Dakota 1978
Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Dakota 1978
Biscayne National Park Florida 1980
Channel Islands National Park California 1980
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska 1980
Kobuk Valley National Park Alaska 1980
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Alaska 1980
Great Basin National Park Nevada 1986
National Park of American Samoa American Samoa 1988
Dry Tortugas National Park Florida 1992
Death Valley National Park California, Nevada 1994
Joshua Tree National Park California 1994
Saguaro National Park Arizona 1994
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado 1999
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ohio 2000
Congaree National Park South Carolina 2003
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Colorado 2004