Language Arts Research Paper Harding Middle School Mrs. Hoy - 7th Grade

Middle School Pathfinders Lakewood City Schools Lakewood Public Library

Purpose: To learn the research process; To produce a well-written research paper.

Choosing a subject is a very important step because you must be interested in learning about this subject. In Science class you chose a National Park. This will be the subject. The topic will be the general information about the park.

Facts you should report on about your park: LOCATION, REGION, CLIMATE, HISTORY OF PARK, LANDFORMS (the information you will need for your science project), LIFE IN THE PARK, CONSERVATION, MISCELLANEOUS (unique facts).

Use the Lakewood Library Student Guide to Research Papers for help in preparing your report.

Web Sites

• The National Park Service PARKNET. Click on Visit Your Parks to find a Park by name or other criteria.
• Park Geology Tour - Geologic Features from the NPS Geological Resources Division. Use this page to identify specific parks where a geologic feature is found. Click on the identified park to find field notes about the geologic feature.
• Geological Photographs and Websites of U.S. National Parks from Miami University Department of Geology.
• US National Parks from GORP(Great Outdoor Recreation Pages)
• The American Southwest - includes parks in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah.
• The Grand Canyon - Check out this site in addition to the offical National Park Service page.
• Yellowstone.net - a commercial site with a lot of valuable information. Another good Yellowstone site is the National Geographic Fastastic Journeys page.
• Mapping the National Parks - a history source for Acadia, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone.

OneSearch (Outside the Library OPLIN databases require an Ohio public library card for access.)

Books and Videos

• Pages of Stone: Geology of Western National Parks and Monuments by Halka Chronic

Main Adult 557.3-223
• The Geologic Story of the National Parks and Monuments, 4th ed., by David V. Harris and Eugene P. Kiver

Main Adult 557.3-4531
• There are several books on the national parks in the juvenile and adult travel sections, including:
• Our National Parks: America's Spectacular Wilderness Heritage (Reader's Digest)

Main Adult 917.3-7086
• US National Parks East (Insight Guides)

Main Adult 917.3-US
• National Park Guide by Michael Frome

Main Adult 917.3-Frome
• Also, search the library's catalog for books about specific parks and specific geological features, e.g., volcanoes.
• Check the Travel Pamphlet File by state.
• Videos:
• Kids Explore America's National Parks

Main and Madison Juvenile: jVIDEO 917.3
• Touring America's National Parks

Main AV VIDEO 917.3