Glacier National Park
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Glacier National Park Take a Stand Members of the Blackfeet Tribe have been fighting against oil drilling near Glacier for many years. They have a strong connection to the land. It was their ancestors’ homeland. Imagine your homeland is facing environmental threats. What would you do to protect it? Would you organize a protest group or write a letter to Congress? What methods do you think would be the most effective and why?
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Glacier National Park Why Do I Care? Maybe you do not have a national park near you. But that does not mean you cannot think about how national parks are important. How do national parks affect your life? Do you have friends or relatives who have worked in a national park? How might life be different if there were no national parks?
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Glacier National Park Another View This book talks about the effects of climate change on the glaciers in Glacier National Park. Every source is different. Ask a librarian or another adult to help you find another source about climate change and glaciers. Write a short essay comparing and contrasting the new source’s point of view with that of this book’s author. What is the point of view of each author? How are they similar and why? How are they different and why?
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Glacier National Park Surprise Me Chapter Four discusses the history of people living in Glacier National Park. After reading this book, what two or three facts about Glacier’s human history did you find most surprising? Write a few sentences about each fact. Why did you find each fact surprising?
Glacier National Park Take a Stand Members of the Blackfeet Tribe have been fighting against oil drilling near Glacier for many years. They have a strong connection to the land. It was their ancestors’ homeland. Imagine your homeland is facing environmental threats. What would you do to protect it? Would you organize a protest group or write a letter to Congress? What methods do you think would be the most effective and why?
NATIONAL PARKS Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing.com
Glacier National Park Why Do I Care? Maybe you do not have a national park near you. But that does not mean you cannot think about how national parks are important. How do national parks affect your life? Do you have friends or relatives who have worked in a national park? How might life be different if there were no national parks?
NATIONAL PARKS Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing.com
Glacier National Park Another View This book talks about the effects of climate change on the glaciers in Glacier National Park. Every source is different. Ask a librarian or another adult to help you find another source about climate change and glaciers. Write a short essay comparing and contrasting the new source’s point of view with that of this book’s author. What is the point of view of each author? How are they similar and why? How are they different and why?
NATIONAL PARKS Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing.com
Glacier National Park Surprise Me Chapter Four discusses the history of people living in Glacier National Park. After reading this book, what two or three facts about Glacier’s human history did you find most surprising? Write a few sentences about each fact. Why did you find each fact surprising?
