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A Walk in the Woods

R and J Part 1

Arizona

Today we will take a journey of discovery. Have you ever been out of Massachusettes? out of New England? out of the country? Let's travel. Let's take an adventure to Arizona. Have you been there?



















What the assignment today is to gather information. Please look at the following questions and do two things 1) read and print out some information on them 2) make a comment on all the information you learned in the comment section of the blog.



Find some pictures and information about Arizona. How long does it take to get there from here? driving and flying.
What is the climate like?
What is the terrain like?
Where is Prescott? Flaggstaff? Phoniex? Sedona, Route 66
What is the weather like?
Comment on overnight camps for kids? What were they like in the 1960's?

What is a dude ranch? What is some basic horse terminolgy?

What are some tribes that lived in the southwest? i.e. Apache

Please find out information about the mining operations in the west and the environmental concerns that they face.

Find pictures of bob cats, antolopes, buffalos, and bear.

Check out this link and comment on it. http://www.telegram.com/article/20080107/NEWS/801070623

Check out this link as well, compare and contrast the links
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0731_wirebuffalo.html

View the video? What do you think of the land?





Here is another video of arizona

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4167351754084351628&pr=goog-sl