Grades 3-5 (3rd graders may choose an endangered species in lieu of a destination)
Disappearing Destinations-research a disappearing destination. Students will choose from the pre-selected destinations listed below.
United States
Appalachia
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
The Cascades and Mount Rainier, Washington
Casco Bay, Maine
The Everglades, Florida
Glacier National Park, Montana
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Inner and Outer Banks, North Carolina
Napa Valley, California
Oahu, Hawaii
The Rio Grande
Yellowstone National Park
Canada
Banks Island, Northwest Territories
Hudson Bay, Manitoba and Nunavut
Inside Passage, British Columbia
The Caribbean
Bioluminescent Bays, Puerto Rico
Roatan, Honduras
Turks and Caicos Islands
South America
Amazon Basin
Aysen, Patagonia, Chile
Chacaltaya, Bolivia
Galapagos, Ecuador
Machu Picchu, Peru
Europe & The Middle East
The Alps
Boreal Forest, Lapland and Finland
Canary Islands, Spain
Danube River and Delta
Dead Sea, Israel and Jordan
Venice, Italy
Africa
Congo Basin, Central Africa
Maasailand, Kenya
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Timbuktu, Mali
Asia, Pacific Islands, and Australia
Everest National Park, Nepal
Tuvalu and Maldives
Yangtze River Valley, China
Great Barrier Reef, Australiae
Disappearing Destinations-research a disappearing destination. Students will choose from the pre-selected destinations listed below.
United States
Appalachia
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
The Cascades and Mount Rainier, Washington
Casco Bay, Maine
The Everglades, Florida
Glacier National Park, Montana
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Inner and Outer Banks, North Carolina
Napa Valley, California
Oahu, Hawaii
The Rio Grande
Yellowstone National Park
Canada
Banks Island, Northwest Territories
Hudson Bay, Manitoba and Nunavut
Inside Passage, British Columbia
The Caribbean
Bioluminescent Bays, Puerto Rico
Roatan, Honduras
Turks and Caicos Islands
South America
Amazon Basin
Aysen, Patagonia, Chile
Chacaltaya, Bolivia
Galapagos, Ecuador
Machu Picchu, Peru
Europe & The Middle East
The Alps
Boreal Forest, Lapland and Finland
Canary Islands, Spain
Danube River and Delta
Dead Sea, Israel and Jordan
Venice, Italy
Africa
Congo Basin, Central Africa
Maasailand, Kenya
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Timbuktu, Mali
Asia, Pacific Islands, and Australia
Everest National Park, Nepal
Tuvalu and Maldives
Yangtze River Valley, China
Great Barrier Reef, Australiae
Research Questions for Disappearing Destinations - Students have them on note cards. They can add notecards as needed. Give credit to sources using Easy Bib (below).
questions_for_website.pdf |
Final Product Ideas
dd_product_ideas.pdf |
Research Rubric
research_rubric_(1).pdf |
Hotlist of Disappearing Destinations Websites
Appalachia
http://www.nps.gov/appa/
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
http://vault.sierraclub.org/arctic/arcticrefuge.aspx - now working
The Cascades and Mount Rainier, Washington
http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/Cascades/mt_rainier/Mount_Rainier_NP.htm
The Everglades, Florida
http://www.nps.gov/ever/historyculture/index.htm
Glacier National Park, Montana
http://www.nps.gov/appa/
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/
Inner and Outer Banks, North Carolina
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/1963
Napa Valley, California
http://www.sfei.org/NapaRiverHE
Oahu, Hawaii
http://www.bluehawaiian.com/explore/ecology/
The Rio Grande
http://www.nps.gov/rigr/
Yellowstone National Park
http://www.nps.gov/yell/
Hudson Bay, Manitoba and Nunavut
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/hudson-bay/
Roatán Honduras
http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/town/article18.html
Turks and Caicos Islands
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/OT_TurksandCaicos.pdf
Amazon Basin
http://www.whrc.org/resources/publications/pdf/DavidsonetalNature.12.pdf#search="amazon basin"
Aysén, Patagonia, Chile http://www.endangeredplaces.com/Endangered_Places/Places/Entries/2007/11/6_El_Mogote%2C_Baja_California%2C_Mexico_2.html
Galápagos, Ecuador
http://www.endangeredplaces.com/Endangered_Places/Places/Entries/2007/11/4_new.html
Machu Picchu, Peru
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/saving-machu-picchu-153497816/?no-ist=
The Alps
http://www.edouardstenger.com/2009/09/28/the-alps-are-endangered-by-climate-change/
Canary Islands, Spain
http://oceana.org/en/eu/our-work/habitats-protection/atlantic/canary-islands/species-at-risk
Dead Sea, Israel and Jordan
http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/TheDeadSea/tabid/67/Default.aspx
Congo Basin, Central Africa
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/congo/index.html
Maasailand, Kenya
http://www.maasaierc.org/maasailand.htm
http://www.gonomad.com/helps/0009/merc.html
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
http://www.eturbonews.com/21762/snow-slowly-building-mount-kilimanjaro
http://ezinearticles.com/?Mount-Kilimanjaro-and-Global-Warming&id=424067
Timbuktu, Mali
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7133469.stm
Everest National Park, Nepal
http://www.livescience.com/31996-mount-everest-glaciers-melting.html
Yangtze River Valley, China
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/yangtze/
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19680311/
http://www.wwf.org.au/ourwork/oceans/gbr/
More websites:
- NISD Online Databases - http://nisd.net/library/online-databases
- Disappearing Destinations Video - https://vimeo.com/24200862
- Easy Bib - Bibliography Resource for Research - http://www.easybib.com/
Appalachia
http://www.nps.gov/appa/
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
http://vault.sierraclub.org/arctic/arcticrefuge.aspx - now working
The Cascades and Mount Rainier, Washington
http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/Cascades/mt_rainier/Mount_Rainier_NP.htm
The Everglades, Florida
http://www.nps.gov/ever/historyculture/index.htm
Glacier National Park, Montana
http://www.nps.gov/appa/
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/
Inner and Outer Banks, North Carolina
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/1963
Napa Valley, California
http://www.sfei.org/NapaRiverHE
Oahu, Hawaii
http://www.bluehawaiian.com/explore/ecology/
The Rio Grande
http://www.nps.gov/rigr/
Yellowstone National Park
http://www.nps.gov/yell/
Hudson Bay, Manitoba and Nunavut
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/hudson-bay/
Roatán Honduras
http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/town/article18.html
Turks and Caicos Islands
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/OT_TurksandCaicos.pdf
Amazon Basin
http://www.whrc.org/resources/publications/pdf/DavidsonetalNature.12.pdf#search="amazon basin"
Aysén, Patagonia, Chile http://www.endangeredplaces.com/Endangered_Places/Places/Entries/2007/11/6_El_Mogote%2C_Baja_California%2C_Mexico_2.html
Galápagos, Ecuador
http://www.endangeredplaces.com/Endangered_Places/Places/Entries/2007/11/4_new.html
Machu Picchu, Peru
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/saving-machu-picchu-153497816/?no-ist=
The Alps
http://www.edouardstenger.com/2009/09/28/the-alps-are-endangered-by-climate-change/
Canary Islands, Spain
http://oceana.org/en/eu/our-work/habitats-protection/atlantic/canary-islands/species-at-risk
Dead Sea, Israel and Jordan
http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/TheDeadSea/tabid/67/Default.aspx
Congo Basin, Central Africa
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/congo/index.html
Maasailand, Kenya
http://www.maasaierc.org/maasailand.htm
http://www.gonomad.com/helps/0009/merc.html
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
http://www.eturbonews.com/21762/snow-slowly-building-mount-kilimanjaro
http://ezinearticles.com/?Mount-Kilimanjaro-and-Global-Warming&id=424067
Timbuktu, Mali
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7133469.stm
Everest National Park, Nepal
http://www.livescience.com/31996-mount-everest-glaciers-melting.html
Yangtze River Valley, China
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/yangtze/
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19680311/
http://www.wwf.org.au/ourwork/oceans/gbr/
More websites:
- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/
- http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/climate_home.html
- http://www.independenttraveler.com/travel-tips/none/climate-change-travel-the-worlds-most-endangered-places
- http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/28/beautiful-places-that-are-disappearing_n_2957591.html
- http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/stories/disappearing-destinations
- http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/holidaytype/econature/7935160/disappearing-destinations-nine-places-to-see-and-save-before-they-die
- http://www.tourism-review.com/travel-tourism-magazine-climate-change-sightseeing-discovering-the-threatened-world-article1307
- http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climatechange
- http://www.unep.org/climatechange/
- https://worldwildlife.org/threats/climate-change
- http://www.un.org/climatechange/
- http://climatekids.nasa.gov/
- http://globalwarmingkids.net/
- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/20/9-habitats-around-the-wor_n_719371.html#s140886title=Mangroves
- http://www.generationextinction.org/the-extinction-crisis/species-at-risk/
- http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/biodiversity/elements_of_biodiversity/extinction_crisis/
- http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts-adaptation/ecosystems.html
- http://experiencelife.com/article/disappearing-destinations/
- http://www.noaa.gov/