Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Grade 5 - Yosemite

5th graders,
Since Mr. Casal is absent you will watch the video below and answer the questions. When you are finished, and have successfully posted a comment you may continue to work on your "Me2013" Google Presentations.

Remember, you will not be watching the video on your computer, only on the Smartboard. Mr. Waisome will play the video a few times as you read the questions and post your answers to the questions.

The United States has many National Parks. Yosemite is one of them.
First protected in 1864, Yosemite National Park is best known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles, you can find deep valleys, grand meadows, ancient giant sequoias, a vast wilderness area, and much more.

The video:


Some informations about the video:
A 200+ mile backpacking experience through Yosemite National Park captured by Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill. This project was filmed over the course of 10 months. We spent a combined 45 days in the park capturing the images in this video.

If you want to read more about the makers of the video, click here


Your questions:
  • Have you ever been to a National Park?
  • Have you ever been to Yosemite?
  • When you watched the video, what stood out to you the most?
  • What did the video make you think about?
  • After watching the video, would you want to go to Yosemite?
  • What are your overall impressions of Yosemite after watching the video?


Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL). Please respond in full and complete sentences. Double check your work before posting your comment.

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34 comments:

giovanni S. said...

i never been to National park.

joseph V. said...

i like the view of Yosemite

Dylan L. said...

i never been to a national park in my life. i never been to yosemite.the river stood out for me. it was pretty cool to me.

Isabela.H said...

no i have not been in national park. neither i have
not been to yosemite. when i saw this video the most thing that popped out was mountains.the video made me think about the stars and the sun and
the moon. yes i would like to go to yosemite. the overall made me think about yosemite.

Giovanni S. said...

I never been to National park.

jon m said...

I never not go to the National park.

Cynthia.G said...

i have never went to National Park.I also never went to yosemite.When i watched the the video the thing that stood out the most were the mountains. The video made me think about nature.After watching this video i do want to go to yosemite because it looks very nice.

Max T. said...

I have driven through Shenandoah National Park. I have not been to Yosemite. The mountains really stood out to me in the video. I definitely want to go to Yosemite after watching the video. Yosemite is definitely a place I want to go to and other people would want to go to it also.

LeandroG said...

1: I have been to a national park in Puerto Rico. It was a cavern that was huge.

2: I have not been to Yosemite before.

3: What stood out to me the most was the awesome landscape. I think that it looks like a really cool park.

4: This video made me think of wildlife and nature.

5: After watching this video, I would really want to go to Yosemite.

6: My impressions of Yosemite are great after seeing this video. I would really want to go to Yosemite after seeing that video.

Nora H said...

1.Yes I have been to a national park.

2.No I have not been to Yosemite park.

3.What stood out to me the most was the sky. I thought the sky was so pretty.

4.The video made me think about wildlife and nature.

5.Yes I would want to go to Yosemite.

6.My overall impressions were that wildlife and nature is so pretty and that we should protect it.

Hershel G. said...

I never went to a National Park in my life, let alone Yosemite. The thing that stood out to me the most was how beautiful everything looked. The mountains, the waterfall, everything! The video made me think about how awesome Yosemite looks and now I really wan to go there! It looks amazing!

Amelia O. said...

1) I have been to Acadia National Park. It was very interesting, and we got to see lots of different scenes.
2) I have not been to Yosemite but it looks very cool.
3) I think the sunsets stood out to me the most. They were very beautiful as the sun set over the tall snowy mountains.
4) The video made me think about nature and how man is polluting it every single day.
5) After watching the video I would like to go to Yosemite. It looks very cool, and I would like to climb the mountains.
6) My overall impression of Yosemite is it is very beautiful and is a very interesting place to visit.

Carter K. said...

I have been to a national park, or I think I have. I went to Death Valley when I was about 4. I passed through Colorado on the way, but I don't think I went to Yosemite.
When I watched the video, the thing that stood out the most was the sky. It was always magnificent in all of the pictures of it.
The video made me think about the Alps, because it was a magnificent piece of nature with mountains, waterfalls, and stunning views.
I would like to go to Yosemite, but I wouldn't because I could tell that there were a lot of tourists that could ruin the peace and quiet.

Michelangelo P said...

1) I have been to a National Park. The place I went to was Bear Mountain. It was very fun climbing, although it was a long drive.
2)No. I have no idea what it is and the video blew my mind.
3)In the video the clouds stood out the most. They seemed so alive how they kept changing colors and moving.
4)The video made me think about going there and base jumping. I would really like to jump off the huge rocks there #YOLO
5)After getting my mind blown by the video, I would like to go to Yosemite. It was really cool watching the beauty of nature on a screen, it would be even cooler to be there in person.
6)The overall impression was how they were able to film it. Being there for 45 days was probably a tough, but amazing journey.

AjaxH said...

1: Yes. I have been to two national parks in Utah. The two i've been to are Bryon National Park, and Zion national park.
2: No. I have never been to Yosemite.
3: The waterfalls stood out to me the most. How they glimmered when the sun was on them.
4: This video made me think about rocks. With all of Yosemite's pretty land scape formations. All of them being rocks made me think of the the little rocks that are part of them.
5:Yes, it does. I think it would be fun to climb some of those mountains.
6: My overall thoughts are good about Yosemite. It's breath taking. With all the outstanding mountains it looks awesome.

JusticeC said...

No, I have never been to a National Park. I also have never been to Yosemite. When I watched the video, the thing that stood out the most was the sky. This is because it was so beautiful, with the clouds at daytime and the stars at night. When I watched the video, it made me think about nature and how beautiful it is. Yes, after watching the video I would want to go to Yosemite. I would want to go to Yosemite to see the nature. My overall impressions about Yosemite is we should protect wildlife and the beautiful nature.

CarmenS said...

I think that I have been to a National Park in New Jersey. I don't exactly know if it was really a National park. It was called the Pine Barrens. The trees there were very fireproof and survived lots of wildfires.

I have never been to Yosemite before, but the video made it look really cool. I would want to go there someday. I would love to go backpacking there like the people who made the video did.

The thing that stood out to me the most was the mountains. The way that they caught the light was amazing. The video made me think about how I would want to go to Yosemite.

Tristyn C said...

I have never been to a National Park, so I have never been to Yosemite. When I watched the video. the peaks of the mountains stood out to me, as they jutted towards the clouds. The video made me think about how beautiful nature is, and how the human race should savor the joys of nature while they still can. After watching this video, I really want to go to Yosemite, because it looks quite beautiful. My overall impressions of Yosemite is that it is really amazing.

Kai S. said...

No, I have never been to a National Park, neither have I been to Yosemite.

When I watched this video, the changing colors of the skies and how the color of the sky reflected off the mountainside was what stood out the most to me.

The video made me think about how beautiful nature can be, and how with no city lights, buildings, and other objects that contribute to a modern city, the beauty of nature is so much more noticeable.

After watching the video, yes, I would like to go to Yosemite.

My overall impression of Yosemite was that it is an amazing place, and the mountains and waterfalls are unbelievable .

Ian SG said...

#1 No, sadly, I haven't
#2 I wish I did.
#3 The thing I really love about the video is how beautiful they make Yosemite seem by speeding up and slowing down time.
#4 It really made me think about how surreal and dreamy nature can be.
#5 Going to Yosemite is now on my bucket list.
#6 That it's a natural treasure. It's on of the few places in the US that is so testosterone filled and doesn't have people screaming AMERICA!!! all the time
-Ian SG

Owen C. said...

I have never been to a national park, or Yosemite. One part of the video that stood out to me is how fast the clouds move. They must be speeding it up a lot. This video made me think about how beautiful Yosemite is. I now really want to go to Yosemite. My overall impression of Yosemite is that it has great scenery

Lauren.B said...

I have never been to a National Park and has also never been to Yosemite. When I watched this video, what most stood out to me was the sky. It was turning different colors and the clouds were moving very fast. It was beautiful. What I thought about while watching this, was nature. All the mountains, rivers, and scenery was very cool. After watching this video, I think Yosemite is a very beautiful place and I would like to go there someday.

Madeline M. said...

Question 1: I have never been to a National Park.
Question 2: Since I have never been to a National Park, I have never been to Yosemite.
Question 3: What stood out to me was the waterfalls. They stood out to me because they were so beautiful, and I wish I could've seen them for myself.
Question 4: This video made me think about how amazing nature is on its own.
Question 5: After watching the video I would love to visit Yosemite.
Question 6: My overall impression of Yosemite after watching the video is that Yosemite is a beautiful National Park, and I would love to visit it someday.

Taylor S said...

1) I have sadly never been to a National Park, but I really want to go to one some day soon.
2) After reading my answer to question one you can probably figure out that I have never been to Yosemite as I have never been to any National Park.
3) When I watched the video the thing that stood out to me the most was the mountains and how fun it would be to climb them.
4) The video made me think about nature because it seemed to be every where according to the video.
5) After I watched the video I would totally want to go to Yosemite for the view and also for climbing the mountains.
6) My overall impressions of Yosemite after watching the video are that it would be beautiful all year round and a bit chilly in the winter but still great tourism sight.

NyklosW said...

No I have never been to Yosemite National park or any other park. I think the water and the fact that they sped up time which made the water look really cool. When I was watching this video I thought about ducks and I was hoping to see some. No i don't want to go to Yosemite. I think that Yosemite is a pretty cool place.

Elsa B said...

I have been to a National Park before in New Jersey. It was fun and interesting and, and seemed a little like Yosemite. I've never been to Yosemite but it seems like a fun and beautiful place to go. When I watched the video the stars stood out to me the most. They were many different colors, and seemed to be everywhere. This video made me think about how small everything is compared to some places like Yosemite. Like how big the mountains are compared to many other things. After watching this video I would want to go to Yosemite. Yosemite is pretty, interesting, and most of all AMAZING.

Owen T said...

#1# No I have not

#2# No I have not

#3#The sky stood out the most

#4#It made me think that under the mountains are resources that people will knock down or blow up the mountains for

#5# It looks cold, and since it has been cold here and I am tired of it it does not make me want to go there

#6#I think Yosemite is Beautiful.

Rajesh P. said...

1) and 2) and 5) Yes I've been to Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Everglades.
3) and 4) During the video the part that looked like their was fire stood out the most. It made me think about the parks environment.

Caleb W said...

I have never been to a National Park or Yosemite. The think that stood out to me the most in the video was the stars. I thought it was really cool how they sped it up so you can see their movement. The video made me think about how along time ago they were able to chart stars. I wonder what they would think if they watched this video. it also made me thing about the planets and stars. I would like to go to Yosemite because the landscape looks really cool. My overall impression of yosemite is that it is impressive.

Marvin H. said...

Marvin H.
When I was about 7 years old I went to a national park in Colorado. I saw one of the most beautiful sites ever. I saw beautiful landscapes with amazing wildlife and at night the stars were amazing. You could never find anything like it in a busy New York City part of town.
Sadly I have never been to Yosemite Nation Park in California. I would love to go and see the the breathtaking spot in person. I have been to a place called Yosemite, but it was in Colorado and no where near as beautiful as this national park.
When I watched this video the stars and mountains stood out to me. It looked amazing, almost like the were fake stars.
This video made me think about how different life would be if I didn't live in NYC. I wouldn't fall asleep to people screaming outside. I would also be able to take in the beautiful landscape. Life would be much different.
After this video of Yosemite I noticed how beautiful the country side is. This is an amazing part of America and we should treasure it for life.

Waheeb P said...

1)
Yes, I have been a National Park, Bear Mountain.
2)
No, I haven't been to Yosemite.
3)
The mountains, the clouds, the sky, and the snow.
4)
This video made me think of of nature.
5)
Yes, I would want to go to Yosemite because of all the views.
6)
My overall expressions are that this video was great and the pictures were very good.

Brisa K. said...

Brisa K.
(1)
Yes, I have been to a national park twice before. The first time I was about seven years old in Ireland. It was great me and my parents hiked for only about five hours yet there were great sites along the way. I also went to a National park when I was nine years old and visiting Washington state it was only me and my parents again and the hikes were much smaller, however had great wildlife. We even saw a baby bear in a tree!!!
(2)
No, I have not been to Yosemite before but after watching the video I think I would love to go.
(3)
The landscape in the video I think stood out to me the most. I think this because, of the beautiful mountains in the background.
(4)
This video made me think about the times that I went to a national park and how they are related to Yosemite.
(5)
Yes, after watching the video I would love to go to Yosemite.
(6)
My overall impression of Yosemite is that it looks beautiful and I would love to go.

George T said...

No, I have never been to a national park or to Yosemite. The part of the thing that stood out the most is the clouds. The video made me think about my first camping trip. No, I would not want to go to Yosemite. Yosemite is nice but not that appealing

AbiugailN said...

Abigail N. says
I say that i saw the one that says Hotel in Virginia i think is silly cool it has a lots of cool things an a lot of cool details on it its nice things and its colorful i also did the one with cool casls