Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon

• By Beth Wacker

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• Look around, what do you see?
• You are surrounded by rock structures that reach
  to the skies. In midst of the silence you hear
  water rushing past your toes? Where are you?
  There is nothing but rocks and mountains as far
  as you can see.

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• You spot a person in the distance?
• Who is she?
• You walk towards her and you are greeted warmly.
  She is a Native American woman who does not
  speak English. You learn that this woman is
  Havasupai and is one of the members of the only
  tribe that still lives in the Grand Canyon.

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• That is where you are!
• At the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
• Out of nowhere you see a man walking toward you.
  He tells you that in order to get out of the
  bottom of the Grand Canyon you must learn all
  about it by planning a tour.
• Are you ready to take on that mission?

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The Task

• After completing your tour of the Grand Canyon
  your group will have an understanding of the
  following tasks
  
• Climate of the Grand Canyon
• Dimensions location of the Grand Canyon
• Landforms and culture of the Grand Canyon
• Supplies and cost needed to travel the Grand
  Canyon
  

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The Process

• In order to plan a tour of the Grand Canyon you
  need a team. The team consists of four members.
  The jobs need to be split up as follows
  
• Climatologist
• Archeologist
• Artist
• An expert in hiking camping

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Climatologist

• As the climatologist you need to chart the daily
  climate of the area of the Grand Canyon that your
  team chooses to plan a tour for. You need to
  look at the following
• Precipitation
• Temperature
• Seasons of storms / dry spells
• And any other necessary information
• You need to find the best season to travel and
  tell your group so that as a team you are able to
  plan a tour during the right season.
  

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Archeologist

• As the archeologist you need to find the best
  places to travel to and the form of travel that
  your tour will offer. You need to look into the
  following
• Landforms of the Grand Canyon
• The form of travel
• The best places to see

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Artist

• As the artist for the trip you need to design the
  brochure for your groups Grand Canyon trip. You
  need to do the following
  
• Choose the pictures for the brochure and write
  out the brochure (the whole team needs to agree
  with the brochure)
  
• Find a map of the Grand Canyon and the dimensions
  of the Grand Canyon
  
• Create a sculpture of the Grand Canyon to show
  your customers where you will be traveling

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Hiking Camping Specialist

• As the hiking camping specialist you need to
  learn about the area your group is traveling.
  You need to learn in-depth information about the
  type of Grand Canyon tour you are providing so
  that you can inform your customers of the
  following
• Items to bring and items that
• will be provided and the cost of those items
• Animals/plants to be cautious of

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Visual Tour

• In order to better understand the Grand Canyon
  please participate in a visual tour of the Grand
  Canyon
  
• Virtual 360 degrees
• Virtual Tour
• Image Tour

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Individual

• As a group you need to experience your tour.
  Each individual needs to do the following
  
• Keep a journal of a minimum of 10 days of your
  trip. Included in this journal should be things
  you saw, did, experienced and how you felt.
  

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Here are some more websites to help you out!

• Hiking and Camping
• Grand Canyon General Information
• Grand Canyon Explorer

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Resources - Internet

• World Web Online
• Wikipedia
• The Free Dictionary
• Hiking
• Grand Canyon National Park
• Grand Canyon Explorer
• Grand Canyon Pictures
• Bob Foote Online
• Grand Canyon Animals Plants
• Hiking and Camping
• Grand Canyon Weather
• Virtual Tour
• Virtual Tour 2
• Image Tour
• Land Use History of North America

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Resources - Books

• The Grand Canyon Handbook An Insider's Guide to
  the Park As Related by Ranger Jack 0764912763
  
  
• Frommer's Grand Canyon National Park 0764542842
  
  
• Grand Canyon Wild A Photographic Journey
  0881505935
  
• Grand Canyon Trail Map 0966550846
• Hiking the Grand Canyon 0871565897
• Grand Canyon 0802775691

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Evaluation

• You will be graded on the following
• Your individual journal
• Group participation
• Your assignments for your specific task
• A final brochure to give to customers stating all
  of the important information about your tour of
  the Grand Canyon

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Conclusion

• Congratulations on completing your tour! You
  have done an excellent job and I know your
  business will succeed. You are now able to
  escape the Grand Canyon.
• Do you want to return?