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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore how people in earlier times used art as a way to record stories and communicate ideas. By studying paintings from the Cave of Lascaux and other caves in France, students discover that pictures are more than pretty colors. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the structure and formation of caves. They create a three-dimensional cross-section diorama of a cave in order to illustrate key concepts. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the cave described in Mark Twain's famous novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. They read a passage from the book and explore how the cave has been used throughout history. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students locate their own communites and the nearest caves on a United States map. They calculate the distance to the nearest cave using rough scale. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students list three things about caves that interest them and list reasons why writers choose caves as settings for stories. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students explore their existing concepts of caves and match them with a working definition to use during the unit. They name the two types of rock formations in which most American caves occur, and define "show cave" and "wild cave." Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the cave paintings of France. They explore various websites, recite and discuss french vocabulary terms, create a painted cave wall, and view and discuss images of French cave paintings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explain the purpose of cave paintings and rock art, identify some of the animals that roamed France in prehistoric times, appreciate the methods used by ancient civilization to create cave and rock art, and use appropriate French words related to cave exploration. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students They engage in a positive group building experience that requires extensive trust and communication between participants. They explore basic spelunking, study appropriate first aid and review general rules for safety in caves. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate growth rates of flowstone formations. They view a virtual field trip and discuss how flowstones form. They observe the cave fieldtrip and predict the growth rate for a cave formation. They graph growth rates and calculate ages of the formations. Full Review »
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