National Parks A-Z Internet Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Use the links provided to find the answers to the questions. Parks A - J / Parks K - R / Parks S - Z

19. What famous, very long, hiking trail passes through Shenandoah National Park?

Write a fraction showing what proportion of the total trails in the park are in the famous one.

20. Theodore Roosevelt National Park honors a man who was important to the National Parks and our country.
How was he important to both?

21. What does the USS Arizona Memorial commemorate?

Where would you have to travel to visit it?

22. What proportion of Voyageurs National Park's acreage is water?

23. What is unique about Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts? site!

24. Name the park which was the first established national park.
When you visit there what 3 things are you going to hope to see?

25. Before you visit Yosemite National Park check out its web site. List five falls facts.

26. When would be a good season to visit Zion National Park's Zion Narrows?

Why?

Calculated challenge:

What is the ratio of state parks to national parks in your state?

How does the amount of land in parks impact the people of a state?

Harnessing the web activity 1. How far is it from your town to the park? Pick a park that was in the hunt.
MapQuest.com will help you find out.

1. Enter the City and State where the park is located in the Find a Map form on the left.

2. Click Map It!

3. Click the Get Directions to this Location button.

4. Enter your town, state, and zip code. Click the Get Directions button at the bottom.

5. The new page will have directions and the distance, as well as, estimated travel time!

6. Use the GO menu to return to this hunt page. Look for National Parks A-Z internet Scavenger hunt

Now that you can get there, this National Parks mapping site will undoubtedly prove handy.

Harnessing the web activity 2: This site gives the ten most endangered national parks. Choose one.
Learn more about it using the National Parks web info.

Which would you save?

Why? List 5 supporting reasons.

Embark on this electronic field trip - Freedom In America: Some Assembly Required | A Note for Freedom

Elbow Room - Exploring Population Density and Land use Issue

The National Parks - America's Best Idea | Aleutian World War II National Historic Area

Take the National Parks Math challenge | Explore The Great American Landmarks Adventure

Yellowstone Expedition | National Parks Centennial Initiative | National Parks in Peril @ NGS

Explore the treasures held by the National Park Service | National Parks photos at Pics4Leanring copyright friendly image site

National Park Guide main web site - Use the interactive map to explore | Watch Sea to Shining Sea. Identify the places and landmarks they show in the film.

USA exploration | Explore the history if your town | Put your town on the map | Mount Vernon photos

Tree Inventory & Map Project

Explore: Civics & Constitution Projects, Essays, Elections & Voting, Quotes, Resources

Updated 11/2008, ©2001 Cindy O'Hora, Terms of use: This hunt may be used by individuals for nonprofit activities.