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Slip Slidin'Away: Who Goes Skiing and Snowboarding in America?This article is from Issue Rocky Mountain - Vol. 2 No. 1.
* Note: All editions of the Natural Inquirer starting with Volume 5 and including future editions require the newest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 in order to be downloaded. We have upgraded in order to ensure greater accessibility to PDF files. Please click on the following link if you need to upgrade your Adobe Acrobat reader: Upgrade now to Adobe Reader 6.0. It is a free upgrade. Do you know anyone who has gone snow skiing or snowboarding in the past year? Over the past 30 years, outdoor activities like skiing have been growing in popularity, with more and more people going outdoors to have fun. The scientist in this study, wanted to know how many people across the United States went downhill skiing and snowboarding in the previous year.
Note to EducatorsEducation Standards CorrelationsMeet the scientists that contributed to this article:"Science Topics" covered in this article:
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"Thinking About Science Themes" covered in this article: Scientists can study all kinds of topics and still be interested in the natural environment. This study focused on people and is a type of science called social science. Social science is concerned with the feelings and behavior of people. To find out about people's behavior, social scientists can observe them or ask them questions. In this study, the scientist asked a lot of people a series of questions about what they do out of doors in their free time. Specific "Thinking About Science" Themes:"Thinking About Environmental Themes" covered in this article: What do you need to have to go downhill skiing? Well, of course'"you need mountains and you need snow! Not every place has these two natural resources. Places that have mountains and snow attract visitors who spend a lot of money doing things like skiing. This can help the local economy of an area by providing jobs that support activities like skiing. Skiing and other outdoor activities depend upon a healthy and beautiful environment. It is important to realize that the environment can help the economy, but that it must also be cared for. If we take care of our environment, it can continue to provide resources for human use and enjoyment into the future. Specific "Thinking About the Environment" Themes:NSE Standards covered in this article:
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