I was able to locate a few interesting sites for fellow geographers while at http://www.merlot.org/. Here is a quick list:
National Park Service website. It is kind of an obvious resource, but it really is quite helpful.
Merlot description: "This site is a great resource for National Parks and battlegrounds, for example Gettysburg, a popular Civil War Battlefield. There are interactive maps of the actual battle and a virtual fieldtrip for the students."
National Recreation and Park Association website. From the site: "The Mission of the National Recreation and Park Association is "To advance parks, recreation and environmental conservation efforts that enhance the quality of life for all people."
This is a really neat website. The makers went to every state and capital and created a profile about that particular city and building. It includes historical elements such as histories of the state and capital, and also includes geographical facts about each state. This site is geared more towards high school students, as it even includes searches for all the schools in each particular state.
This link goes to the National Archives website. It includes a search box which, when searching for the appropriate topic, will give lots of historical information, including documents and photos, of the very beginnings of our National Parks and Monuments. A great high school research tool.
All of these sites can give you lots of information on your favorite monument, park, or heck, even national grassland. I definitely encourage you to check them out!
As a last little prompt, what do you think of these websites? Are they helpful to you, and do you think these would be helpful to some of my (or your) future students? And as a last little fun thing, what is your favorite national monument/park, and why is that?
Thanks for checking out the blog--until next time!
3 comments:
It seems like all of these sites would be great resources for teachers and students alike. I especially like the 50 states one. I guess I do not know what my favorite national park is because I have only been to a few of them. Nice MERLOT picture. Happy blogging.
I concur with AJ, the 50states site is pretty sweet. I will probably use that site as a reference in the future - perhaps as a way to learn more about the United States in a history classroom, give each student a city to report on - hooray for capitals!
Anytime you can get the students looking at .org sites rather than .com sites you will be fine. Though the .com seemed to be very easy to navigate to each state. I am not sure which is my favorite place I've seen. But I am looking forward to future blogs.
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