TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rocks, Rocks, Rocks
Students test rocks to identify their physical properties (such as luster, hardness, color, etc.) and classify them as igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary. They complete a worksheet table to record all of the rock properties, and then...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Possible Locations
Students use their knowledge of scales and areas to determine the best locations in Alabraska for the underground caverns. They cut out rectangular paper pieces to represent caverns to scale with the maps and place the cut-outs on the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Ranking the Rocks
Student teams assign importance factors, called "desirability points," the rock properties found in the previous lesson/activity in order to mathematically determine the overall best rocks for building caverns within. They learn the...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks
This site takes viewers on a virtual tour through five of the U.S. National Parks: Alaska's Kenai Fjords, Hawaiian Volcanoes, New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns, Utah's Bryce Canyon, and Florida's Dry Tortugas.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What's the Problem?
Students learn of the impending asteroid impact scenario, form teams and begin to study the situation in depth. A simple in-class simulation shows them the potential for destruction and disaster. They complete worksheets and look at maps...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Big?
Students teams determine the size of the caverns necessary to house the population of the state of Alabraska from the impending asteroid impact. They measure their classroom to determine area and volume, determine how many people the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Scaling the Map
Students learn how to determine map distances and areas using the map scale. They get a feel for how much an area represents on the map in relation to the size they are suggesting for their underground caverns to shelter the Alabraska...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Drum Roll Please
Student teams commit to a final decision on the location they recommend for safe underground cavern shelter for the citizens of Alabraska. They prepare and deliver final presentations to defend their final decisions to the class.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Mammoth Cave National Park
Official website for Mammoth Cave offers a wealth of information for curious about the history, culture, and science of this cave system. Contains photos and multimedia presentations, stories about the primitive miner, explorers, and...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Cave Art Discovering Prehistoric Humans
By studying cave paintings, students learn about prehistoric cultures and the stories and ideas they wished to communicate to others through art. The lesson plan presented on this website aims to show young students the significance of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cave Formation: Biogeochemical Cycles
This video segment adapted from NOVA chronicles the discoveries that led to a radical new theory in which living organisms, not just geological processes, play an active role in cave formation. [5:42]
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Water and Wind
This interactive tutorial discusses the flow of water on the surface and below the surface. You will learn about the causes and actions of wind, and how water and wind move sediment.
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Ozark Mountains
Learn more about the lakes, rivers, caverns, and outdoor activities in the Ozark Mountains.
A&E Television
History.com: 10 Long Gone Mlb Ballparks With Quirky Features
Houston's Colt Stadium was plagued by mosquitoes and brutal heat. Other ballparks, such as Cleveland's cavernous 'Mistake by the Lake,' had bizarre dimensions.
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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.
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Caves in Missouri and Surrounding Lake of the Ozarks
This resource features the caves in Missouri and surrounding Lake of the Ozarks. You will find specific directions to get to each cave.
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Arizona State Parks
Contains information about Arizona State Parks including a map of state parks.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Alabama
Alabama became the 22nd state in 1819 use this site to find out what happened after that! Discover more about "the indestructible doll" and "the real iron man."
Curated OER
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.
WebMD
Web Md: Birthmarks
This site from WebMD Health provides a great topic overview of the nature of birthmarks. Also includes information on symptoms, exams and tests, treatment overview, home treatment, other places to get help, and references.
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Speleology: Gypsum Caves
An explanation of how Gypsum Caves form and where they are located. A picture of the Bararossahohle cave in Germany.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Brazilian Free Tailed Bat
Millions of Brazilian free-tailed bats spend their summers in the southwestern United States. Gigantic colonies summer in Bracken Cave, Texas; Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico; and even within the city of Austin, Texas, under the Congress...
The History Place
The History Place: Best of Ansel Adams
Here at "The History Place" is an online exhibit of 25 black and white photographs by Ansel Adams. A very interesting place to view his best work, and worth checking out.
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