This National Park Service resource contains information pages about cave safety and biology, how caves and speleothems form (stalactites and stalagmites), a glossary of karst and cave terms, and specific information about Round Spring Caverns in Missouri. The site also contains a number of K-12 classroom activities where learners apply both critical thinking skills and hands-on methodologies that lead to an understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of caves and karst topography.
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Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Hydrology Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8) Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Water, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Hydrology/HydrogeologyKeywords: Aquifer, Troglobites, Biospeleology, Troglophiles, Trogloxenes, Sinkhole, Carbonic Acid
