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National Parks

Finished Podcasts

Research resources

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ENCYCLOPEDIA:

World Book Online

Britannica Middle School
Choose 'use location' under the Location Detection tab and wait for authentication. Choose the 'Middle School' version of Britannica.)

EBOOKS:

EPIC eBooks
(sign in with Ms. Henzel's Class Code: zed3789. There is a series of mystery books here entitled Mysteries in Our National Parks, and a non-fiction series on National Parks.)

Ebsco eBooks
(Username: wiboces; Password: Lime226!; there is a series here about the National Parks)

WBO eBooks
(Choose 'eBooks' button. Username and password are both: wilsonwbo)

 

WEBSITES:

National Park Service
The official website for the Parks Service. Tailored to tourists and visitors. 

Trip Advisor (for reviews)

All Trails (for trail reviews)

Lonely Planet Overview

National Park Trips
Links not included for every park

National Geographic
Mostly photos, with small captions

Card catalog
Login using your Google accounts. Use the 'websites' tab to search the internet, before using Google.

 

GUIDES & BROCHURES

Badlands and Wind Cave 

Bryce Canon, Arches, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands and Zion

Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Rocky Mountain

Glacier 

Grand Canyon

Grand Teton

Olympic

Rocky Mountains

Smoky Mountains

Yellowstone

Yellowstone and Grand Teton in the Winter

Yosemite

Owner's Guide for National Parks
Includes information on each park

National Park Hikes

Family Friendly Park Activities

Hidden Gems and Lesser Known Places in the National Parks

Winter activities

Trip Planning Guide

 

EBOOKS FOR GENERAL RESEARCH TIPS:

Smart Research Strategies: Finding the Right Sources (available in the LMC card catalog)

Collect Your Thoughts: Organizing Information (available in the LMC card catalog)

Think for Yourself: Avoiding Plagiarism (available in the LMC card catalog)

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY HELP:

Sample Bibliography (you only need to cite two sources for this project)

MLA Bibliography Guide

BrainPOP Bibliography Link