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What Do I Already Know

What Did I Learn (3-5 Items)

Predictions (3-5)

Rocky Mountain NP

  • Cold and sometimes snow but I can get sunburned
  • Pay to get into park
  • Tourists come to see
  • Great place to take photos
  • Can see wild flowers and animals too
  • RMNP was created in 1915
  • RMNP is 415 square miles in area
  • The park’s elevation ranges from 8,000 feet to 14,000 feet
  • 90% of the park is managed as wilderness
  • Is any plant blooming
  • I will not be near any snow
  • The highest point we will be at is Trail Ridge
  • We will see trails, other people, rangers, and wild animals

Trail Ridge

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Rock Cut

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Alberta Falls

  • Alberta Falls are close to Bear Lake Ý
  • Alberta Falls make a loud noise
  • Alberta Falls are a photographic moment
  • Alberta Falls is by the Glacier Trails trailhead
  • Alberta Falls are 160 feet tall
  • The trail is .5 miles long and it is an easy trail to walk
  • Fir, Spruce and Aspen trees are near
  • I will see some animals
  • I predict that I could do rubbings of the different leaves
  • Not every body will make it to the top of the falls
  • It will be cold

 

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