environmental heroes of pennsylvania jeopardy game
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Environmental Heroes of Pennsylvania Jeopardy Game. Rules. To Begin Game and Start Interaction Press F5 There is one category: Environmental Heroes. All clues must be answered in question format (i.e. Who is…?). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Rules• To Begin Game and Start Interaction Press F5• There is one category: Environmental Heroes.• All clues must be answered in question format (i.e. Who is…?).• To see the clues click on a card, higher point values correspond to
higher difficulty clues.• Once a response is provided, click the slide to see the correct
response.• The points are awarded for correct responses, click on the
“correct!” link and the number of points to award will be shown. For incorrect answers click on the “incorrect!” link.
• To navigate back to the game for another clue selection, click on “Back to Game” link.
• Once all clues have been selected, add up points and the team or person with the most total points wins.
• To end game hit escape or end slide show.
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This environmental hero wrote the 1st ever conservation law stating 1 acre was going to be
preserved for every 5 acres that were
developed in Pennsylvania
Who is William Penn?
Correct! Incorrect!
He was America’s first
“conservationist”
Correct! Incorrect!
Who is Gifford
Pinchot?
This hero planted apple
orchards as he traveled from
Massachusetts to Illinois and Michigan over
his lifetime
Who is
John Chapman
Or
Johnny Appleseed?
Correct! Incorrect!
She challenged the
practices of agriculture
scientists and wrote the book Silent Spring
Who is Rachel
Carson ?
Correct! Incorrect!
He converted over 300 acres
of farmland into “the most beautiful pine
forest in Pennsylvania”
Who is Jacob Nolde?
Correct! Incorrect!
This man created
thousands of accurate
drawings and paintings of
wildlife
Who is Ned Smith?
Correct! Incorrect!
He was a botanist to King George III, and
the father of American
Botany
Who is John Bartram?
Correct! Incorrect!
This man was a portrait painter
and fencing instructor, he
was the premier painter of North American Birds
Who is John James
Audubon?
Correct! Incorrect!
He was the father of
Pennsylvania Forestry
Who is Joseph Trimbel
Rothrock?
Correct! Incorrect!
She protected her farm from development
and became a life-long
naturalist and conservationist
Who is Frances Bear?
Correct! Incorrect!
He was a professor of biological sciences and director of the Carnegie Museum. This man was also known as the most
influential naturalist in Western Pennsylvania
History
Who is Otto Emery
Jennings?
Correct! Incorrect!
She was a pioneer
conservationist from New York City and she also founded
Hawk Mountain
Who is Rosalie Barrow Edge?
Correct! Incorrect!
A public servant who
was an important
activist for the revitalization of
Lake Erie
Who is Bruce A. Yount?
Correct! Incorrect!
She was a conservationist who helped to create the first
Litterbug design in 1952 and
fought to preserve scenic
beauty
Who is Hilda Vogel
Fox?
Correct! Incorrect!
Helped transform
Pennsylvania’s capitol from an industrial town
into a model city
Who is Mira Lloyd Dock?
Correct! Incorrect!
He was the 1st executive
director of the Schuykill Center
for Environmental Education in Philadelphia
Who is Richard James?
Correct! Incorrect!
This person worked to join the interests of sportsmen and
environmentalists
Who is Leonard A.
Green?
Correct! Incorrect!
This photographer
was considered the Father of the National Park Service
Who is J. Horace
McFarland?
Correct! Incorrect!
This publisher was an
advocate for sustainable agricultural practices
Who is Jerome Irving
Rodale?
Correct! Incorrect!
This environmental
hero wrote about
Pennsylvania’s glacial history
Who is Frank W. Preston?
Correct! Incorrect!
He advocated the controlling of acid mine
drainage
Correct! Incorrect!
Who is Basse A.
Beck?
This forester was
Pennsylvania’s first secretary
of Environmental
Resources
Who is Maurice K. Goddard?
Correct! Incorrect!
He was a graduate
Forester of the PA State
Forest Academy’s first class of 1906
Who is Ralph Elwood Brock?
Correct! Incorrect!
This environmental
hero fought against billboard
advertising for over 40 years
Who is Cynthia
Calhoun?
Correct! Incorrect!
This man helped write the clean
air act, and was head director of
the Pennsylvania Fish
Commission
Who is Ralph W. Abele?
Correct! Incorrect!
This Hero was involved in proactive
solutions for the environment, and
worked as Elk County Recycling
Coordinator
Who is Kristine M. Anderson ?
Correct! Incorrect!
The Department of Environmental
Protection Building in Harrisburg is named after this famous hero who
called for a change in the way people
viewed nature
Who is Rachel
Carson?
Correct! Incorrect!
A US Soil Conservation Service State
Conservationist, he established the
McKeever Foundation to support research and
education
Who is Ivan McKeever?
Correct! Incorrect!
This former governor of PA and close friend of
former President Theodore Roosevelt was originally from
Milford, PA and now has a state park named after
him
Who is Gifford
Pinchot?
Correct! Incorrect!
This early settler was a humanitarian and
considered by Thomas Jefferson to be “the
greatest law-giver the world has produced”
Who is William Penn?
Correct! Incorrect!
You’ve answered incorrectly,
sorry no points
awarded.
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You’ve answered correctly,
you’ve been awarded with 100 points!
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You’ve answered correctly,
you’ve been awarded with 200 points!
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You’ve answered correctly,
you’ve been awarded with 300 points!
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You’ve answered correctly,
you’ve been awarded with 400 points!
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You’ve answered correctly,
you’ve been awarded with 500 points!
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