This
is your journey. You are the explorer in a vast wilderness. Your adventure will
span a length of time that you deem necessary. You will see some awesome sights
in Alaska. Some are natural wonders, some are never before seen occurrences.
You will even meet native cultures and see first-hand their villiages and learn
how they survive in some really harsh conditions.
You
will have to determine how long your adventure will last. For instance, you
might want to explore in the early Spring and return in the Fall. You might
want your adventure to take a full year so that you can learn to survive in all
types of weather. After you determine how long your adventure will take, plan
your supplies.
You
may also want to read about other early explorers. After all, this epic is
about the adventures of dreamers and risk-takers in the state. So, get your
gear and your journal and let’s go exploring.
Pretend
that you are an explorer and that you have been asked to make a journal about
the wonders of the Alaskan wilderness.
You
will need to collect facts to build a story, and also pictures to start making
a storyboard.
First
you have to find out a few basic facts about the area you want to explore:
What
is the total land area?
What
is the total population?
How
many persons per square mile?
Next,
what are some unique and wonderful sites, villiages or animals that you would
put into a journal?
Some
things to think about:
What
are the tallest mountains?
Are
there some special beaches you’d like to show?
What
about state parks?
Unusual
animals?
Finally,
do you know about any famous people in Alaska?
Don’t forget to collect pictures!!!
Here
are some interesting sites to check on the Internet: