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xxxxxxxx Karst Resource Packet An good site with excellent visuals. Be sure to see "Karst: The Movie". Its well worth the download wait. http://www.watersheds.org/teacher/rd.htm About Caves - A good summary about caves with lesson plan and activities included http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/ParkerA/introduction.htm Cavern Geology Lesson http://www.caverntours.com/classroom/cgp1.htm Cavern Life Lesson http://www.caverntours.com/classroom/cgp1.htm People and Caverns http://www.caverntours.com/classroom/pcp1.htm Project Underground - A source of interdisciplinary instructional activities. Its staff Conducts workshops and in-service training programs. These materials and workshops are designed for classroom teachers, cavern, park, museum, and nature center staff, or any youth-oriented group leaders. http://www.dcr.state.va.us/underground.htm Educational Cave Tours by the American Cave Conservational Association http://www.cavern.org/hrc/education.php On-line Student Field trip to Pictograph Cave State Park, Billings Montana http://www.pictographcave.org/educate/educator.html Karst Topography Paper Models http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/cave/karstmodel.html A Teachers Guide to Caves http://www.nps.gov/ozar/skindeep.htm The Science of Caves - Overview on what caves are and how they form. Lesson includes module to illustrate how caves are dissolved in limestone. http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/caves01.htm An activities web site offered by Cave of the Winds, Colorado http://www.caveofthewinds.com/test/kidpage.html An introduction to cave archeology. Modules include good lessons on how human impact affects caves. Visit the Paleolithic cave at Lascaux http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/theme/caves02.htm Students build a model mountain and observe effects of rain on Karst topography http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Geology/GLG0001.html Creating your own "ancient cave paintings" http://saintlouisartfair.com/cave.html Karst educational Resources of Minnesotta National Resources of Minnesotta Paper models of karst features: Templates for these models that were created by USGS Scientist Tau Rho Alpha. They can be downloaded from here, along with teaching materials. Select OFR97-536-A http://www.interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/paper_models.htm More Than Skin Deep, A Teacher's Guide to Caves And Groundwater: This teachers guide was created by the National Park Service. It focuses on the Ozark Mountain region of the United States, but has other useful information too. http://www.nps.gov/ozar/skindeep.htm Bat Thematic Unit - Ozarks http://www.nps.gov/ozar/cavelife.html

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