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Bishop Museum: Science Adventure Center & Planetarium
Please answer these questions in the Science Adventure Center.
These flowers are ___________. They grow
on the _________ tree. What happens when
you pick this flower? ___________________
The birds are _________________________.
Why is their beak shape useful?
This type of lava is called ______________.
Describe two ways that it differs from a’a:
1. _______________________________
2. _______________________________
These are ____________________.
What causes their shape?
This is _______________________.
How does it form?
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Fill in this table on Hawaiian Sands and answer the questions below.
Beach Name
Island
Sand Color
Source Material of sand
Papokolea
Kalapana
Kaihalulu
Sunset
Sandy
Kailua
Why do you think Sunset and Sandy beach sand is coarser than Kailua Beach?
Why do you think there are no black sand beaches on Oahu?
The biggest waves on the North Shore of Oahu
come during _________ (winter or summer).
Explain Why?
SONAR stands for _____________________
What do scientists use SONAR for?
What is shown in the picture?
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Fill in the table below on animals in the Cave Food Chain
Animal Type
Predators
Omnivores
Scavengers
Plant Eaters
Example of an Animal What do they eat?
Now go to the planetarium to answer the following questions:
How can navigators use clouds to navigate?
Label the three vertices of the Polynesian
triangle with the correct place names.
Why is it so challenging for the Hokule`a to
travel to Rapa Nui?
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