Environmentalist

Job Description

The Environmentalist has the task of providing the group with information on how the railroad companies have kept the Earth in focus as they developed plans to expand their service. Since everything in the environment (including music) may have some impact on your health, you will also need to investigate musical melodies that could provide your team with the tune for the jingle you must create. As the Environmentalist, you will need to use the internet resources provided to answer the questions below. You can record your findings in this research log.

Questions

1. How did the building of the railroad tracks encourage the development of national parks
2. What environmental plans are in place to keep the environment safe?
3. What type of song do you think has a catchy tune that you could use to create a jingle?
4. What role did Theodore Roosevelt play in the establishment of national parks?
5. Where did the transcontinental railroad begin and end?
6. What geographical obstacles did the builders have to overcome?

The Great Railroad Race Game
http://cprr.org/Game/Interactive_Railroad_Project/indexy.htm

...This is a fabulous resource for you! Follow along by pressing the NEXT button on each page. Join the Union Pacific Railroad team in Nebraska. You don't need to complete the projects, but be sure to finish the game so that you understand what was involved in building the railroad. All members of your advertising agency will be looking at this link. Print this research log out to help you record information you find.

Union Pacific Railroad History
http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/hist-ov2.shtm

National Parks in Railroad Advertising 1873-1885
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/railroad/adverts1.html

Expanding Railroad Advertising 1885- 1900: Theodore Roosevelt's Role
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ma96/railroad/adverts2.html

Map of the Transcontinental Railroad's Path
http://cprr.org/Museum/images/maps/UPRR_Construction_Dates.jpg

Transcontinental Railroad History
http://www.blm.gov/education/railroads/trans.html

Railroad History
http://www.fra.dot.gov/s/edu/school/curriculum/1-3/history1-3.html

Union Pacific's Environmental Policy
http://www.uprr.com/she/emg/env-pol.shtml

Kids Songs Music Links
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Glade/7438/#Children's

NIEHS Music Site
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm#alphabet

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