More Than Skin Deep: A Teacher's Guide to Caves

Designed to provide teachers with the resources to educate students about caves, their formation, related life science, and about cave safety.

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Available as a print resource, the Teacher’s Guide to Caves provides scientific information on the formation and existence of caves as well as related ecology, geology, and hydrology.

Information pages provide details on topics related to the science of caves. Topics include the formation of stalactites, the formation and the biology of caves, and bats in caves.

Activity pages offer suggestions for projects teachers can have classes work on individually or in groups. Each activity includes an outline, materials list, and anticipated duration. Examples of activities include both make your own stalactite and make your own cave.

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