Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate how a selected California national park’s landforms, water, weather, plants, and animals work together in one ecosystem.
Students will be able to analyze maps, photos, captions, and ranger notes to identify the California geographic region where the park is located and explain why that region matters.
Students will be able to explain how human actions can help or harm park ecosystems and natural resources in a California national park.
Students will be able to compare visitor choices and conservation solutions that reduce the impacts of natural hazards or human disturbance on park habitats.
Students will be able to write an informational visitor guide section with headings, labels, captions, and organized paragraphs about one California national park.
Students will be able to create and revise a simple model or prototype for a visitor guide page that uses evidence from research and peer feedback.
Students will be able to present a conservation recommendation for a California national park that justifies what makes the place worth protecting.
Products
California National Park Research Notebook and Draft Visitor Guide Page
Each student creates a research notebook page set from firsthand sources and a draft visitor guide page with an original informational section and a short landscape poem. This proves individual understanding of the park’s region, ecosystem, landforms, and conservation needs.
California National Park Visitor Guide and Ranger Presentation Board
Teams combine individual research into one shared problem statement and a higher-fidelity visitor guide with maps, labeled landforms, conservation tips, and a polished presentation board for exhibition. The product shows how evidence from user needs and peer critique shaped a collaborative solution for welcoming visitors while protecting habitats.
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