TITLE PAGE
CAVES
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After watching the laser disc video about the 2 girls that went
caving, answer these questions. Write the questions: 1)What caving
rules did these girls not follow? 2)What is carbonic acid? 3)What
kind of rock do caves form in? 4)What 2 things do you need for caves
to form? 5)How can you remember the difference between a
stalactite and a stalagmite?
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“YOUR NAME”
Caver’s motto- Write and illustrate
•5 cave facts from book or internet
•Answer 5 questions from Laser Disc
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Word Search/Secret phrase
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National Geographic
Cave video 30 questions
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“Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time.”
Draw /label a stalactite, stalagmite, column,
flowstone, drapery(bacon), and soda straws.
Unscramble tiles
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Fallen Phrase
Crossword puzzle
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Mammoth/Flint Ridge cave maze
Cartoon about Floyd Collins
Here are some ideas for your title page. You may
draw an image or get one from the internet. All
pages/drawings/images should have some
COLOR.
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Tom Smith
You will get a separate grade on
how neat (pretty, sorry guys) your
booklet is. You can write directly on
your booklet or you can write/type
out your words on white paper or
lined paper and neatly paste, staple
and/or tape it into your booklet.
5 interesting facts about caves (from book or internet)
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5.
From laser disc video
1. What caving rules did these girls not follow?
2. What is carbonic acid?
3. What kind of rock do caves form in?
4. What 2 things do you need for caves to form?
5. How can you remember the difference between a stalactite and a
stalagmite?
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Highlight or circle above the
words found in this list.
The letters not used will
make a secret phrase that
you will complete below.
Unscramble these tiles to make a sentence.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CAVE VIDEO(booklet version)
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Name 2 caves found in New Mexico. _______________________ Lechugia is named after a _________
What phrase is yelled when climbing on a rope in a cave? __________ Why is the entrance to Lechugia
buffeted by 60 mph winds? ________________________ What happened to Emily Mobley that we
don’t want to happen to you? _______________ How long did her rescue take? _______ How does the
caver describe his walk around the lake? ______________ A cave is so quiet, you may be able to do this.
__________________ Since there is no ______or ________ in a cave , cavers tend to do what? ______
_________________________ A cave will feel ________ to you in summer and ______________in
winter, but the temperature is a constant ______. The most common life form in caves are_______ and
their droppings, called _________, are harvested as a ______________and the fumes can be ________.
The guano and dead bats serve what purpose? ________________________ What purpose do cave
crickets serve? _________________________ Name 2 reasons why the cave salamander and cave fish
would not survive in a different environment. ___________________and _______________________
Prehistoric hunters used caves for _______________ . What did Floyd Collins do that you should never
do? __________________ What was the outcome of this situation? ________________ Describe the
boulder that trapped Mr. Collins. _______________________The place with most caves in the world is
where these 3 states meet, ________________ also known by these 3 letters. _______ Why put a knot
in the end of a repelling rope? ___________________________What kind of caves could you find in the
Austrian Alps? ___________ Probably the most dangerous caves are ____________The worlds longest
cave is __________ in the state of _________ Who served as tour guides to these caves back in the
1800’s? ________________ How did Bishop know that he was not the first to visit this cave? ________
_____________________________ What did he find trapped under a boulder? __________________
How long ago was Lost John killed? _________________ What did prehistoric people burn as torches?
_________________________ What were prehistoric people mining for? ________________________
What could this mineral have been used for? ______________________________________________
In 1972, a team of explorers were trying to prove what? ______________________________________
What did the initials P.H. tell the explorer? ____________________________________ What were the
horizontal and vertical lines that John saw in the Echo Chamber passage? ________________________
How many miles of passageways can be found between Flint and Mammoth caves? _______________
What is strange about the way Lechuigia was formed? _______________________________ How do
scientist make sure that they don’t disturb the purity of the underground lake? ___________________
How cold is the water? ________________ Name some experiments the scientist carry out in the cave
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ACROSS- 4. this is constant is most all caves 6. this cave was found to join with Mammoth 7. don’t let a bat
drop this on you 9. ssshhh…don’t say this in a cave 11. this is 60 mph in Lechuguilla 14. be quite and you may
hear this in a cave 16. black cave explorer 18. describes your walk in a cave…like a ___ 19. the most
dangerous type of cave 20. this acis reacts with limestone 21. Mammoth cave found here 24. state of
Carlsbad and Lechuguilla 25. initials carved into mammoth cave DOWN- 1. they love to eat dead things 2.
this shape rock trapped Floyd 3. Don’t do this while swimming in a cave 5. 3 letter initial of cave rich area 8
Lechuilla named after this 10. poor guy, he got his heart crushed 12. what a cave feels like to you in the
winter 13. caves provided this for early man 15. burned by early man in Mammoth 16. Lechuguilla formed
from the _________ 17. don’t utter this phrase to Emily Mobley 21. this may save your life if you are a
rappelling caver 22. yell this in a cave when climbing 23. color of anything albino
Draw a Floyd Collins
cartoon below