Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Caves
Discover the different decorations of caves. Learn how they are made and how they add to the beauty of these underground chamber.
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Illinois Caverns Field Trip
Take your students on a caving experience. This field trip gives hands-on experiences with stalactites, flow stone, fossils, water erosion, limestone, and groundwater.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Carlsbad Caverns Natural Resources: The Bat Colony
Part of the National Park Service website, this page provides general info. about the resident bat population, and links to more specific bat info. For the bat enthusiast!
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National Park Service: Mammoth Cave National Park: Curriculum Material
A collection of puzzles, activities, lessons, and games related to Mammoth Cave, cave systems in general, and related topics, such as fossils, bats, weathering, and erosion.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Making a Cave
This activity simulates the way that dissolution, a chemical weathering process, leads to the formation of caves.
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National Park Service: Caves and Karst: Enchanting Landscapes Beneath the Parks
Learn about what lies beneath some of our National Parks in this article about caves and karst.
Read Works
Read Works: Bat News
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the job of a chiroptologist, a bat scientist. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Read Works: Creepy Cave Crawlers
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about new insect species found within caves. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works: Let's Explore Caves
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about caves and some of the animals that call them home. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Let's Explore Caves!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about caves and some of the animals that call them home. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Water on the Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the processes of weathering and erosion, along with their effects. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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The Cave of Chauvet Pont D' Arc
The only way to see the prehistoric cave paintings at Chauvet-Pont-D' Arc, France is to take the virtual tour offered here. Learn about the discovery of the caves and the archaeological evidence found that allows great insight into the...
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National Park Service: Oregon Caves
Explore the Oregon caves when you visit this informative site. This resource features links to facts, kid's activities, and more.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Exploring Caves
A unit dedicated to teaching students about caves.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: A Father's Life at Russell Cave
In this lesson, 4th graders will learn about a father's life at Russell Cave and learn about different writing genres. This lesson plan is made possible through the ALEX and the U.S. National Park Service Partnership.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Paleolithic Art, an Introduction
Humans make art. We do this for many reasons and with whatever technologies are available to us. This essay describes some of the earliest forms of art made by humans.
Other
National Caves Association
The National Caves Association provides a directory of caves in the United States. This directory is in alphabetical order by state. It also answers frequently asked questions and provides helpful links.
Other
Adventure Caves: The Beauty of Cave Formations
Take a look at the inside of caves. Recognize stalactites, stalagmites and other features of caves.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cave Formation
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart asks students to label diagrams showing the stages of cave formation.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Caves
Find out about cave formation, the different types, cave features, and more fun facts
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Cave Geology
Labeled diagram of cave geology.