Week 1 of the research project involves gathering images, text, and links. The document provides examples of how to explore the Rocky Mountain National Park website to find information about the mountain pine beetle infestation affecting the park's trees. Screenshots and links are included from the park's website about the science behind the beetle infestation, photos of the affected trees, and a script explaining what is happening. The first page of information copied from the website provides background on the mountain pine beetle and reasons for the current outbreak.

1. Week 1: gather your images, text, & links;
Here’s an example of my research; you might want to
do something like this for the first week; go to the
website for the tutorials
www.interactivelearningsolutions.net/serve
– from DaddyDarren Denver

2. Finding the science resources
• Click here or go to this website to start you off
on the science links
• www.interactivelearningsolutions.net/serve
• That website also has info on using PowerPoint
• Look on the next pages to see what I found

3. http://www.nps.gov/romo/
I used PrintScreen & then
cropped this webpage so
you could see the Rocky
Mountain Park – you will
learn this technique in
week two; I saved the
web address too

4. http://www.nps.gov/romo/photosmultimedia/upload/mountain_pine_beetle_script.pdf
As I explored the park website, I found out that a beetle was turning a lot of the
trees to different colors. It was very interesting. I was thinking too if I might
want to have a “help a scientist” adventure – it might help us humans too; it
would be good to know about these pests. I copy-pasted in the picture below
and I saved the link to a script that explains what is happening to these trees.
Here I have copy-pasted the opening info at the website.
http://www.nps.gov/romo/photosmultimedia/video_science_behind_scenes.htm
The Mountain Pine Beetle
Why are there so many brown trees? The Mountain
Pine Beetle is one of several common, native insects
that challenge western pine forests. Drought
conditions, mild winters, dwarf mistletoe infestations,
dense late seral mature forest stands, and a lack of
wildland fires have contributed to the outbreak. The
scale of the current beetle epidemic is unprecedented
in historic times, with millions of acres of trees being
affected throughout the West from Mexico to British
Columbia.

5. Rocky Mountains: views & terrain / some of these I got
from a Google search looking for images – I copy-pasted
in the pictures & saved the link too
http://fieldguide.mt.gov/displayES_Detail.aspx?ES=4243

6. Rocky mountain – cabins &
dwellings – and I copy pasted in info too
about these types of dwellings