BE A TOUR GUIDE:: Homosassa Springs State Park
Purpose: Read about a state park in your own geological area of Florida [central Florida, Hernando County], and make a brochure.
Instructions:
First, take a virtual tour without leaving the classroom! Click here. Explore as you wish for ten minutes to find out information.
JOURNAL ENTRY::
After the virtual tour [spend about 10 minutes on the tour], go to the reading drawer and get blank white paper. Fold in thirds to make a brochure.
On the cover, write Visit Homosassa Springs State Park!. Sketch a photo below of something you would find at the park.
Inside, write the answer to each question below::
- What can you see at Homosassa Springs State Park? Write an introduction paragraph of five sentences or more describing what someone's experience at Homosassa Springs would be like.
- Homosassa Springs has birds of prey! Name three birds that are considered to be "birds of prey".
- The main attraction at Homosassa is manatees. Click on Manatee Programs. What are two facts about manatees?
- Write five other facts about the wildlife at the park.
When you are done, you may draw any pictures you want to make the brochure more exciting. When you are entirely complete, place the brochure in your binder and make sure it has the number of the journal entry and date at the top right corner.
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