C: The Camping Trip that Changed America by MrsCossum

rebecca_cossum — 2024-08-28 00:51:37 UTC

Prompt: What happened between Roosevelt and Muir on their camping trip?
Student task: Share a summary, drawing, or key event from the book by adding a POST [+] to this column.

rebecca_cossum — 2025-08-24 14:24:59 UTC

Prompt: How can advocacy change the way people explore and use the natural world?
Student task: Share an example of advocacy you’ve seen in nature, school, or community by adding a POST [+] to this column.

rebecca_cossum — 2025-08-24 14:28:19 UTC

Prompt: How did John Muir’s advocacy influence Roosevelt?
Student task: Post a thought, quote, or image showing how advocacy protected nature by adding a POST [+] to this column

rebecca_cossum — 2025-08-24 14:30:16 UTC

Exploration & Discovery

Prompt: How did exploring Yosemite lead to new discoveries about protecting nature?
Student task: Connect how Muir and Roosevelt’s trip helped people understand the need for national parks by adding a POST [+] to this column.

rebecca_cossum — 2025-08-24 14:36:10 UTC

Prompt: What issues in today’s world need advocacy (climate change, water, animals, forests)?
Student task: What is something that you could be an advocate for? Share your idea by adding a POST [+] to this column.

rebecca_cossum — 2025-08-24 14:42:17 UTC

Wonder Wall

Prompt: What questions do you still have about national parks, advocacy, or discoveries in nature?

Try these sentence starters...

rebecca_cossum — 2025-08-24 14:43:54 UTC

1. 📖 The Story

“One important thing that happened on the camping trip was…”
“This trip changed America because…”
“My favorite part of the story is when…”

2. 💬 What is Advocacy?

“Advocacy means…”
“Advocacy is important because it can…”
“An example of advocacy I have seen is…”

3. 🌲 Advocacy in Action: Muir & Roosevelt

“John Muir spoke up for nature by…”
“Roosevelt made a decision to…”
“Because of Muir’s advocacy, the result was…”

4. 🔎 Exploration & Discovery

“When they explored Yosemite, they discovered…”
“Exploration can lead to discoveries like…”
“The trip helped people realize that…”

5. 🗣 Advocacy Today

“A problem in the world today that needs advocacy is…”
“If I could advocate for something, I would…”
“One way to speak up for change is…”

6. ❓ Wonder Wall

“I wonder why…”
“A question I still have is…”
“I am curious about…”

rebecca_cossum — 2025-09-04 11:25:07 UTC

Yosemite National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

rebecca_cossum — 2025-09-04 11:26:01 UTC

Muir Woods National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

2025-09-04 14:12:13 UTC

When Muir took Roosevelt on the camping trip Roosevelt was starting to notice that nature is important.

2025-09-04 14:15:26 UTC

Rosevelt and Mure were camping together for 5 days and at the beginning Roosevelt the best supplies and people to keep him safe, but Mure didn't need that and as they got to know each other better Roosevelt started to be more like Mure.

Amelia R.

2025-09-04 14:15:31 UTC

Teddie was listening to John Mure talk about the wilderness and how it will be destroyed if we do not do something about it. Teddie felt a little upset after hearing that the wilderness would be destroyed So, Teddie made national parks.

2025-09-05 13:16:57 UTC

Advocacy can change the way people use nature by picking up trash from the beach.

Adalyn Kellner

banyan

2025-09-05 13:22:14 UTC

Advocacy is when you support a cause and help give.

Eli

2025-09-05 13:23:46 UTC

A summary.

One day Teddie is reading a book by Muir. The book inspirers him to take a camping trip with Muir. While camping they see lots of amazeballs things such as the giant Sokoya trees. Muir tells Teddie about all the dangers these trees have. It inspires Teddie to make Yosemite Forest a national park.

Myah

2025-09-05 13:23:48 UTC

We the president went camping they found trees that are getting chops the trees and hurts the wild life and they need to help.

2025-09-05 13:23:59 UTC

Sofia

2025-09-05 14:06:22 UTC

Teddy created something great he created peace with all the nature so nobody would cut down the nature.

Hayley

2025-09-05 14:08:05 UTC

When the president heard about what was happening to nature he wanted to help save nature so he wanted to go camping with john Muir

Hayley

2025-09-05 14:11:35 UTC

you can collect books and school supplies to help children get the stuff they need when they cant afford it

2025-09-05 14:11:45 UTC

nico

2025-09-05 14:14:09 UTC

Olivia

2025-09-05 14:14:09 UTC

people want you to do well

Myah c

2025-09-05 14:14:10 UTC

An advocacy is when you do the right when no one is watching and being kind.

Eli

2025-09-05 14:14:50 UTC

I've seen advocacy at the manatee viewing center. A team was helping a manatee get safely into the water. It was very interesting and nice of those people to save that manatee.

SOFIA

2025-09-05 14:16:24 UTC

PICKING UP TRASH IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY AND HELP NATURE.

2025-09-05 14:17:48 UTC

when teddy Roosevelt and john Muir went camping then Muir toddled teddy about the skoia trees.

2025-09-05 14:17:51 UTC

Roosevelt and Muir found Grizzly Giant, one of the biggest sequoia tree.-Zachary s

2025-09-05 15:29:47 UTC

advocacy can change if some litter on the ground and take more care of nature.

2025-09-05 15:31:12 UTC

they were working together to save America

Amelia

2025-09-05 15:31:17 UTC

Teddie read a book called Our National Parks by John Muir. After that Teddie wrote a letter to John saying that he wanted to go camping with him. Once Teddie arrived, He was greeted by John. Him and John made their way over to where they will be camping. John showed Teddie the Grizzley Giant also known as a Giant Sequoia tree. The Giant Grizzley has been growing for over two thousand years! After the two friends walk back to their camp site and John was telling Teddie that if we don't act fast all of the trees and the wilderness will be destroyed. After hearing this Teddie desisted to make national parks so that way the wilderness would be destroyed

2025-09-05 15:32:00 UTC

People care for others help others cleaning up trash and saving the world.-Zachary S

2025-09-05 15:32:51 UTC

lucas

2025-09-05 15:33:44 UTC

when T.R went on a trip with Muir. Muir told him that people were cutting down the Sokoya trees all though all you can make with them is a fence

Banyan

2025-09-08 12:44:47 UTC

John Mure was guiding Roosevelt through the entire journey and even helped understand why he should save the forests.

2025-09-08 13:06:03 UTC

I could pick up trash

Trinity

2025-09-08 13:06:38 UTC

2025-09-08 13:08:07 UTC

Advocacy saved nature because when people tell people to stop cutting down trees because it hurts animals' life and other people won't see it people start to realize that you should not cut down trees. Adalyn Kellner

Banyan

2025-09-08 13:08:31 UTC

Exploring Yosemite got President Roosevelt to make laws about destroying wilderness so future generations could see them.

Amelia

2025-09-08 13:08:54 UTC

Advocacy is speaking up and or standing up for other people and or yourself. One way I have seen advocacy in the real world is when I was walking with my friend one time and I saw a little girl probably in first grade getting bullied by an older boy. My friend went up to the boy and was standing up for the little girl

2025-09-08 13:09:11 UTC

Muir thought what if people didn't see the Sokoya trees I can stop this by making sure people can see the Sokoya trees

Eli!

2025-09-08 13:09:34 UTC

alex

2025-09-08 13:10:33 UTC

when you can clean up the beach it can help the animals so the trash will not hurt in the trash in this picture the people clean up the beach.

2025-09-08 13:11:33 UTC

Muir stop people from people stop chopping down Sokoya trees down by, telling people nature is important don't chop down TREES!

2025-09-08 13:11:42 UTC

advocacy is when you stand up to what you believe. :]

2025-09-08 13:12:22 UTC

planting trees is advocacy that protects nature.

FORMS OF ENERGY

rebecca_cossum — 2025-09-08 13:13:05 UTC

In Camping with the President, Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir spent time hiking, camping, and exploring the wilderness. Think about all the things they did on their trip. What forms of energy do you notice as part of their camping adventure? Be sure to explain your answer with examples from the story. POST [+] YOUR ANSWER

Banyan

2025-09-08 13:13:19 UTC

I could be advocate by helping with chores and by helping at school and not misbehaving.

2025-09-08 13:13:33 UTC

Muir and Roosevelts trip helped people understand the need for national parks because when people don't know something about nature they can go to the national parks and learn about what they don't know. Adalyn Kellner

sofia

2025-09-08 13:13:51 UTC

advocacy is about doing the right thing when nobody is looking.It could also mean helping others who are struggling to help themselves

2025-09-08 13:13:51 UTC

if I was on the caping trip I what see light, heat and mechanical.

Trinity

2025-09-08 13:14:39 UTC

you can protest for a new pool

Amelia

2025-09-08 13:16:01 UTC

2025-09-08 13:16:32 UTC

I would be an advocacy for the forest, and I would tell people to stop cutting down trees because it hurts nature it hurts people and people in the future can't see those trees. Adalyn Kellner

alex

2025-09-08 13:16:47 UTC

when camping with the president. the president was mad because people was cutting down trees

2025-09-08 13:17:00 UTC

John Muir influenced the president to stop people from hurting nature so future generations can see the pretty nature today.

2025-09-08 13:17:39 UTC

2025-09-08 13:18:10 UTC

I still wonder if they will build more national parks for many other people to see. Adalyn Kellner

2025-09-08 13:19:57 UTC

Muir showed advocacy because when he seen the trees he said why are people cutting down the tree, we need them, and he spoke do not let people cut down this tree and not let the next generation not see this .

Banyan

2025-09-08 13:20:03 UTC

Some of the forms of energy I noticed were mechanical because of them moving and the sequoia trees growing. There was also chemical because of the food they were eating and the fire they were making

aMELIA

2025-09-08 13:20:24 UTC

Teddie desisted to make national parks because of Muir telling him that if we don't do something now then all of the sequoia trees will be gone, and future generations will not be able to see them

alex

2025-09-08 13:21:12 UTC

when camping with the president. the president was mad because people was cutting down trees

2025-09-08 13:21:15 UTC

2025-09-08 13:21:37 UTC

John Muir influence Roosevelt because of his book by talking about saving nature and animals.-Zachary S

2025-09-08 13:22:24 UTC

They had light energy, sound energy, chemical energy, mechanical energy. Adalyn Kellner

Eli!

2025-09-08 13:22:33 UTC

When Teddie and Muir went on a camping trip to save the wilderness, they made the forest a national park. People realize that if we do not take good care of our forests and national parks the then are futter generations will not be able to witness these beautiful things.

Amelia

2025-09-08 13:22:38 UTC

I could advocate for people in other places and help them do things that they could never do

Trinity

2025-09-08 13:23:26 UTC

2025-09-08 13:23:28 UTC

advocacy is to do things that are right even when some one is not looking.👍

2025-09-08 13:24:07 UTC

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they wanted people to stop cutting trees

2025-09-08 13:24:26 UTC

Muir and Roosevelt camping trip understand the need for national parks is that if they did not care trees would cought down and no body would see it

Banyan

2025-09-08 13:24:32 UTC

Lots of incredible things happened because of this trip, like how the president made laws on destroying the forest, and how a lot more people started believing to save the forest because of Roosevelt.

2025-09-08 13:24:53 UTC

Muir and Roosevelt helped people understand the need for national parks because people need national park for the history

2025-09-08 13:25:12 UTC

before the land had trash and and plastic but then someone said that this can bring bad stuff like animals dying so people picked up trash

2025-09-09 12:07:14 UTC

Advocacy is like picking up litter if you see it on the floor, it will help nature.

-Olivia

2025-09-09 12:08:15 UTC

2025-09-09 12:19:12 UTC

He doesn't want to cut down the trees.

-Olivia

2025-09-09 12:22:02 UTC

Sense they didn't cut down the trees that's how national parks. National parks important it shows that you can make something amazing.

2025-09-09 12:22:23 UTC

Amelia

2025-09-09 12:46:20 UTC

Advocacy is when you help people and do the right thing even if nobody is watching

2025-09-09 12:47:59 UTC

John Muir and teddy Roosevelt went camping and when they found the grizzly giant they saw some cut down they didn't want the grizzly giants to be cut down because they wanted future generations to see the grizzly giant

Advocacy saved nature because people stopped cutting down trees after Teddie made national parks

2025-09-09 12:49:19 UTC

Amelia

2025-09-09 12:49:38 UTC

planting trees is advocacy that protects nature by growing nature.

Muir and Teddie worked together to save the giant Grizzley and made national parks to protect the other trees and wildlife

2025-09-09 12:50:55 UTC

amelia

Jakhi

2025-09-09 12:51:20 UTC

advocacy is when you help others

2025-09-09 12:51:59 UTC

Helping clean up stuff around the world.

2025-09-09 12:52:43 UTC

these kids are planting plants/tress which would help nature grow

Hayley

2025-09-09 12:53:11 UTC

John Muir showed teddy the grizzly giant stumps and the trees were being cut down Teddy wanted the grizzly giant to stay because teddy wanted future generations to see the grizzly giant

amelia

2025-09-09 12:53:15 UTC

I wonder if the national parks are still there today?

alex

2025-09-09 12:53:27 UTC

advocacy can change the way people use nature by picking up trash from the beach. Alex Talbott

amelia

2025-09-09 12:54:02 UTC

do the right thing even if nobody is watching or it is hard to

2025-09-09 12:55:01 UTC

organizing books at a library.

2025-09-09 12:55:06 UTC

Teddy decided to protect the giant grizzly tree so future generations to see

Eli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2025-09-09 12:55:07 UTC

Giving animals and humans a safe place to live and healthy food.

2025-09-09 12:55:13 UTC

Muir and Roosevelt trip help people see that national parks are a good way to see their history.

2025-09-09 12:56:32 UTC

I wonder if people are planting Sequa trees or cutting them down

2025-09-09 12:56:33 UTC

in the article it say they want the future generation to se these magnific nature so they never cut down the trees for all of I know.

ALEX

2025-09-09 12:57:42 UTC

the way the president Safed the trees is he Distin to open parks. ALEX TALBOTT

JAKHI

2025-09-09 12:58:07 UTC

John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt told people to stop cutting down trees when he saw people cutting trees and making hotels

2025-09-09 12:58:15 UTC

The camping trip led to building national parks and protected the giant grizzly for more people to see

ELI...

2025-09-09 12:58:18 UTC

Why does Teddie like nature so much?

2025-09-09 12:58:30 UTC

John Muir's influence people to take care of nature.

2025-09-09 12:59:56 UTC

Peace

2025-09-09 13:00:09 UTC

it is so wonderful

2025-09-09 13:00:42 UTC

When Muir and Roosevelt came across the Grizzy Giant, the biggest sequoia trees, just for people to cut it down the next day. -Zachary S

2025-09-09 13:00:53 UTC

this park is good because if Roosevelt did not make this park we would not have seen the Yosemite Park today! :] shawn-kurt

2025-09-09 13:00:55 UTC

these people are picking up trash from the ocean to keep these sharks and nature alive .

2025-09-09 13:04:32 UTC

I wonder if there ever was a national park at that time when teddy Rosabell was there

2025-09-09 13:06:28 UTC

they were using the energy form motion energy because they were hiking so they had to walk place to place, or the horse had to .

Jakhi

2025-09-09 13:06:42 UTC

when will we stop making buildings to make them "famous"

2025-09-09 13:06:58 UTC

more people gone camping after they herd Rosabell went camping

ALEX

2025-09-09 13:09:18 UTC

Banyan

2025-09-09 13:10:34 UTC

I wonder where some of the national parks Roosevelt are

2025-09-09 13:12:04 UTC

To stop polluting the ocean and littering. -Zachary S

2025-09-09 13:13:34 UTC

Will the world become a better place? -Zachary S

ALEX

2025-09-09 13:16:18 UTC

I could advocate for people in other places and help them do thing that they could never do. ALEX TALBOTT

2025-09-09 13:18:21 UTC

When the president really wanted to go to the forest and when he wanted to help save wildlife and nature. -Zachary S

ALEX

2025-09-09 13:24:20 UTC

I sill wonder if they will build more national parks for many other people to see.

ALEX TALBOTT

2025-09-09 13:25:26 UTC

without Mr. Roosvelt we wouldn`t have any parks. so, if he didn`t go on that camping trip we would never have those Sequoia trees.

alex

2025-09-09 13:27:50 UTC

it is so wonderful

trinity1

2025-09-09 13:28:51 UTC

we can clean the sea so the sea animals don`t get sick.

2025-09-09 13:30:01 UTC

2025-09-09 13:34:34 UTC

I wonder if there is a national park named after Mr. Roosevelt.

ALEX

2025-09-09 13:34:43 UTC

they were using the energy from motion energy because they were hiking so they had to walk place to place or the horse had to. ALEX TALBOTT

2025-09-09 13:34:44 UTC

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IT IS WAY WE HAVE LVE ON OUR PLANET AND ENERGY AROUND OUR PLANET

2025-09-09 13:39:48 UTC

lucas

2025-09-09 13:40:10 UTC

when you advocacy you can give to people can give some books or some toys and when you can help your community

2025-09-09 13:40:16 UTC

Sofia

sourcandy487 — 2025-09-09 13:53:20 UTC

John Muir wrote a book named "Our National Parks". Roosevelt was inspired by John Muir's book about nature. The President went to visit the national park. When the President saw the citizens cutting down trees and using them for fence posts, he was filled with anger. He decided to go back to Washington and to start protesting to protect the trees.

Sofia

sourcandy487 — 2025-09-09 14:06:08 UTC

The big sequoia trees were being cut down by citizens that didn't know how important the trees were. Teddy was worried that the next future generations of people would not be able to experience or see the great sequoia trees.

Sofia

sourcandy487 — 2025-09-09 14:20:58 UTC

I want to be an advocate for animals like turtles. For example, people help turtles in many different ways , whether its helping turtles cross the road or even making sure they are able to lay their eggs on the beach without getting stepped on. I have helped turtles cross the road to make it to the other side carefully . I have also seen a turtle lay their eggs. It is important to help animals and stop people from hurting animals who can't defend themselves.

SOFIA

sourcandy487 — 2025-09-09 17:17:10 UTC

Is Yosemite National park still a National Park?

Sofia

sourcandy487 — 2025-09-09 17:35:11 UTC

The president did not like what was happening so he went back to Washington. He advocated for national parks, laws were created to protect the national parks and trees.

Sofia

sourcandy487 — 2025-09-09 17:52:22 UTC

I saw Thermal energy because they cooked breakfast with the campfire. I also noticed the birds and all the sounds in the forest which is sound energy.

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tell you to do some thing

lucas

2025-09-10 13:13:32 UTC

when T.R went on a trip with Muir. Muir told him that people were cutting down the Sokoya trees all though all you can make with them is a fence. so, T.R made national parks to protect the trees

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Olivia

2025-09-10 13:15:15 UTC

i wonder why people are still cutting don trees.

ELI!!!!!

2025-09-10 13:15:38 UTC

Motion when they were riding horses or walking. Heat when they were by the fire or in the sun.

2025-09-10 13:15:54 UTC

to see what nature look like

2025-09-10 13:16:31 UTC

They did a lot of motion energy

2025-09-10 13:17:37 UTC

to take care of tree's

2025-09-10 13:17:53 UTC

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do not

2025-09-10 13:18:15 UTC

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Since Roosevelts advocacy helped nature now us future gens can see the pretty nature. :]

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thay helped nature and sal cool things

2025-09-10 13:22:40 UTC

He wanted people to stop cutting tree's and made national parks

lucas

2025-09-10 13:22:56 UTC

when T.R went on a trip with Muir. Muir told him that people were cutting down the Sokoya trees all though all you can make with them is a fence. so, T.R made national parks to protect the trees so he said when he was giving his speech do not cut down the trees but he keeps getting denied so he kept fighting for the trees" like the lore axe" and he made nationonal parks

2025-09-10 13:24:29 UTC

water or hydro energy because roosevelt was in the cold water. :]

Lucas

2025-09-10 13:26:49 UTC

we can donate to a shelter

amelia

2025-09-10 13:30:56 UTC

The president made national parks after the camping trip because he did not want the wilderness destroyed

amelia

2025-09-10 13:32:26 UTC

Light, Mechanical, chemical, heat and sound

C: The Camping Trip that Changed America by MrsCossum

Try these sentence starters...

Amelia R.

banyan

Eli

Myah

Sofia

Hayley

*Hayley*

Myah c

Eli

SOFIA

Amelia

lucas

Banyan

Trinity

Banyan

Amelia

Eli!

alex

FORMS OF ENERGY

Banyan

sofia

Trinity

Amelia

alex

Banyan

aMELIA

alex

Eli!

Amelia

Trinity

Banyan

Amelia

Advocacy saved nature because people stopped cutting down trees after Teddie made national parks

Muir and Teddie worked together to save the giant Grizzley and made national parks to protect the other trees and wildlife

Jakhi

Hayley

amelia

alex

amelia

Eli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALEX

JAKHI

ELI...

Jakhi

ALEX

Banyan

ALEX

ALEX

alex

trinity1

ALEX

lucas

Sofia

Sofia

Sofia

SOFIA

Sofia

Sofia

lucas

Olivia

ELI!!!!!

lucas

Lucas

amelia

amelia

Hayley