Description:
In a series of activities that are segregated into four skill levels, students in collaborative groups analyze several conditions of mountain environments. They make movies from satellite images captured over several days using appropriate software, learn about the habitat of certain animals native to mountain environments, and determine how topography affects precipitation. There are also several lessons whose focus is on Yellowstone National Park of the northwestern United States.

Organization:
Network Montana Project

URL:
http://www.math.montana.edu/~nmp/materials/ess/mountain_environments/index.html

Contact:
Dr. Lynn Churchill
Network Montana Project
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
Phone: (406) 243-2697
Email: church@selway.umt.edu; http://www.nmp.umt.edu/

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Biology
Ecology
Environmental Science
Hydrology
Mapping
Natural Resources
Topography
Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00