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Home>>Collection>>Reading Program>>National Parks
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Subject for
September, 2003: National Parks
National Parks | Yellowstone National Park Grand Canyon National Park | Denali National Park and Preserve |
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For more information, go to National Parks in Depth What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions: 2. What was the Yellowstone Park Act? 3. True
or False: John Muir is known as "the Father of the National Park
System." 4. What is the difference between a
national park and national monument? 5. Name
ONE of the National Parks or units within the National Park Service. What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Plains: Flat grasslands Preserve: To save and keep unchanged Pronghorn: Wild, goat-like animal of the western prairies Species: A specific kind of plant or animal Wilderness: Area of undeveloped land where nature is left unchanged Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. What is the biggest National Park,
and what is the smallest unit of the National Park Service? c. Who are Park Rangers? d. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. e. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about National
Parks: 
Yellowstone National Parks (True Books)
For more information, go to Yellowstone National Park in Depth What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions: 2. What is magma? 3. Old Faithful is which of the following
thermal features? 4. Name ONE of the native wild animals
living in Yellowstone National Park. 5. True or False: The Yellowstone River
flows through Yellowstone Lake. What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Bacteria: Tiny, one-celled organisms Erosion: Slow wearing away of rock or other material by water, wind, ice, and other natural forces Minerals: Materials that make up rocks Petrified: Turned to Stone Wilderness: Unspoiled place filled with wild and natural landscapes, plants, and animals Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. What is a petrified forest? c. True or False: Natural fires help
keep forests healthy. d. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. e. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about Yellowstone
National Park: 
Grand Canyon National Park (True Books)
For more information, go to Grand Canyon National Park in Depth What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer the
Following Questions: 2. True or False: Layers of limestone,
sandstone, and shale can be found at the Grand Canyon. 3. The Grand Canyon was formed by which
river? 4. True or False: There are three life
zones at the Grand Canyon. 5. Which of the following Native Americans
lived near the Grand Canyon almost one thousand years ago? What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Erosion: The slow wearing away of rock or other material by water, wind, ice, and other natural forces Evaporation: The conversion by heat of liquid to vapor, as when boiling water becomes steam Fossil: The ancient, stony remains of plants and animals; fossils can be an organism's body, or merely a track or imprint Mammals: Animals that are born live (rather than hatched from eggs), nurse their mother's milk as infants, and are usually covered with hair; humans are mammals Nomadic: Constantly moving Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. Fill in ONE of the following Fast
Facts about the Grand Canyon:
c. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. d. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about Grand
Canyon National Park: 
Denali National Park and Preserve (True Books)
For more information, go to Denali National Park and Preserve in Depth What I Learned Section 1 -- Answer
the Following Questions: 2. What was the original name of Denali
National Park and Preserve? 3. Name
ONE of the native wild animals living in Denali National Park
and Preserve. 4. Denali National Park and Preserve
lies along which mountain range? 5. True or False: There are three life
zones at Denali National Park and Preserve. What I Learned Section 2 -- Define the
following words: Athabascan: Language of the American Indians who live in the northernmost regions of North America Dense: Crowded together Lapp: Person from northern Scandinavia Mammal: Warm-blooded animal that gives live birth and nurses its young; dogs, bears, whales, and humans are mammals Naturalist: Scientist who studies nature Bonus Questions (Answer 1 of the
Following Questions for Your FREE
Bookmark): b. Use five of the words in Section
2 in a sentence. c. Have a parent or friend give you a spelling test with EACH of the words in Section 2. More Valuable Information about Independence
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National Parks (True Books)
George
Catlin: An explorer and painter of scenes of the Western wilderness.
