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.: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK :.
 

1. Find your way to Yosemite National Park in the Internet.
Please use the following addresses, which tell you something about Yosemite National Park:


http://www.coolworks.com/yosemite/about_yos.html

http://www.nps.gov/yose/education/glance/glance.htm


Read the text on those pages and highlight (farbig unterstreichen) the information that helps you to answer the following questions.
If you print the text, use different colours for highlighting it.
" What special attractions can you find at Yosemite National Park?
" Note down information about the waterfalls, elevation and sequoias (you may put these notes into your brochure)

2. Where exactly is Yosemite National Park and how does it look like? - The internet adresses help you to find important information on the park:

(to get the symbol ~ you have to press the button AltGr and the button with the three symbols + * ~ at the same time!)

" Find Yosemite National Park on the map!
" Please print the two maps you found in the internet (you can use them for your brochure)!
" What places can you visit at Yosemite? (use the last two internet adresses to get some pictures)

 

3. Sports activities:
You can do a lot of sports activities at Yosemite National Park. Find out what visitors can do (what would you like to do and why?) and take notes for your brochure and presentation. This address may help you to find out:


4.
Yosemite´s wildlife:
You can get information on Yosemite´s wildlife from these pages (please use this for your brochure!):

http://www.yosemitepark.com/overview/wildlife.html
" Which animals can you find in Yosemite Park?
" Imagine you travel through Yosemite. What would you do if you see a bear? Try to find some saftey hints!
(You may also use other pages)
5.
" Which problems exist in Yosemite National Park?
" What is done to protect the environment?
" What can you, as a visitor, do to protect the environment at Yosemite National Park?


You can get information from this page:

http://www.nps.gov/yose/trip/protect.htm