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Activity 5:
Planning a Trip to Kenai Fjords: Then and
Now
Students will compare and contrast
travelers and tours in Kenai Fjords in the past and present.
Note: Activity
5 has two parts. Part 1 is "Planning a Trip:
Then and Now" and an extension for grades 6 - 8, "Future
Traveler"
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Unit:
Living in Kenai Fjords
Guiding Question:
How do you plan a trip to Kenai
Fjords - then and now?
Critical
Content: Students will know why and
how people traveled to the Kenai Fjords area; how changes in politics affect
the environment; how changes over time affect landscape.
Grades: 3-8
Duration:
Planning a Trip: Then and Now -1 to 2
class periods
Extension (for older students): Future Traveler -1 to 2 class
periods
Group size:
Whole class and small group
Setting:
Classroom, resource center and/or
Internet access
Materials:
Brainstorm tools: Board with
chalk, chart paper with markers
Index cards, paste/glue, scissors, photos/pictures of area
wildlife and landscapes (see Instructional
Sources)
Map
of the U.S. and maps of Kenai Fjords
Handout
#1: Recreation and Tourism in the Early 1900s
Handout
#2: Time Machine Travel Company (Grades 3-5)
Handout
#3: Supply List (Grades 3-5)
Note: You may want to invite a
travel agent to the class to discuss planning a trip. |
Instructional Resources:
Please see the
Kenai
Fjords Instructional Resources Page.
Part 1: Planning a Trip: Then and
Now
Before You Begin:
- Have materials
available for brainstorming activity: chalkboard with chalk or chart paper and
markers.
- Have materials
available for creating postcards (index cards, paste/glue, photos/pictures of
area wildlife and landscapes).
- Have available a map
of the United States and a map of Kenai Fjords.
- Invite a travel
agent to speak to the class about what planning a trip entails; or, lead a
brainstorming session on the topic.
- Make
sufficient copies of the following Handouts:
Procedures:
The procedures below are for all
grades. An extension of this activity follows. It is designed for grades 6-8
and includes a third grouping - Future (early 2100s).
- As a class,
read
Handout
#1: Recreation and Tourism in the Early 1900s. What activities enticed
travelers to Kenai Peninsula?
- Using a map of
the region (Alaska, Seward, and Kenai Fjords National Park), have students
trace routes from their present location to the areas on the map.
- Brainstorm and
create a list of examples of how the trip would have changed over the last 100
years.
- Guide students
in researching how travel has changed from the early 1900s to the early 2000s.
- Tell students
they will become the Time Machine Travel Agency. Divide the class into two
groups: Then (early 1900s) and Now (early 2000s). Distribute copies of
Handout
#2: Time Machine Travel Company and
Handout
#3: Supply List to each group.
- Have the groups
arrange package tours for tourists using time machine technology. Their
assignment: Create client packages to Kenai Fjords for the group's assigned
time period. Each group should include the following information:
- Why to go
there: Sites to explore, tours, activities of the area, sports (hunting and
fishing)
- When to go
(based on research of climate/seasonal changes and weather of the
area)
- How to get
there: modes of transportation, costs, and duration of each part of the
journey
- What to
wear
- Supplies
(See
Handout
#3: Supply List - the list of what an early 1900s traveler
packed)
- Where to
stay
- Where to
eat
- Area
maps
- Have groups
share their tour packages to compare and contrast changes over time: modes of
transportation, duration of the trip, supplies needed, costs, activities, etc.
- Have students
create a bulletin board showing differences and similarities in the form of a
large chart or Venn Diagram - Early 1900s, Early 2000s, and Items Included in
Both Time Periods.
Extension: For their time period, challenge
students to complete one of the following activities:
- Make
postcards by pasting online photos of area wildlife, landscapes and activities
on an index card. Write poems on the reverse side of the card.
- Create a
travel brochure or multimedia presentation promoting the tour
package.
- Write a
dialogue of what they would show and explain to tourists for one aspect of the
trip.
- Write
letters back home explaining why the area is such a great place to
visit.
Extension (Grades 6-8): Future
Traveler EARLY 2100s)
Procedures: (for students assigned Early
2100s):
- Have students
assigned Early 2100s research current political trends toward
conservation.
- Then, conduct a
class debate of the issue using Kenai Fjords as an example of a National Park
impacted by political decisions and tourism.
- Have the
students write a position paper about the future of National Parks and how they
could change over time.
Extension: Challenge students to complete
one of the following activities:
- Make
postcards by pasting online photos of area wildlife, landscapes and activities
on an index card. Write poems on the reverse side of the card.
- Create a
travel brochure or multimedia presentation promoting the tour
package.
- Write a
dialogue of what they would show and explain to tourists for one aspect of the
trip.
- Write
letters back home explaining why the area is such a great place to
visit.
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