As the scientist for the group you will be researching the weather and native animals to the areas you visit. Pack up you bug spray and rain jacket. Get ready to ride across America!

Bar Harbor, Maine

1.  Name one animal that is extinct to this area.

www.nps.gov/acad/animals.htm

2.  What is the annual precipitation in the area?

www.nps.gov/acad/pphtml/subenvironmentalfactor21.html

Asheville, North Carolina

1.  What animal is the symbol of the Great Smoky Mountains?

www.nps.gov/grsm/pphtml/animals.html

2.  What is the average snowfall in Asheville?

www.soldongeorge.com/regional_info.html

Mount Rushmore, South Dakota

1.  How many inches is the striped chorus frog?

www.nps.gov/moru/pphtml/subanimals1.html

2.  What is the average low temperature in January and July?

www.nps.gov/moru/travel_info/weather_hist.htm

Grand Canyon, Arizona

1.  What is the maximum and minimum temperature at the north rim of the canyon in July?

2.  What is the maximum and minimum temperature at the inner rim in July? 

www.americanparks.net/grand_canyon_climate.htm

San Francisco, California

1.  What is the date of the record snowfall for San Francisco?

www./ggweather.com/sf/snow.html

2.  What was the highest temperature for this city in 1988?

www.ggweather.com/sf/temp3.html