Additional Science Audio Clips on Things Discovered in the Field Trip, by Station:
Use the links to view photographs.
SCIENCE
Welcome to the 1st Station : The Mystery of Pictograph Cave
What is Pictograph Cave
State Park?
What makes this park special?
Why
is Bitter Creek bitter?
What animals live in the area of the caves?
Welcome to the 2nd Station : Formation of Caves
How did the caves form?
How
old are the caves?
What
is the colorful orange substance growing on the rocks around the caves?
What reptiles live in the
area of the caves?
Welcome to the 3rd Station : Pictograph Cave
What
are pictographs?
Why is it hard to see some of the pictographs today?
Why
is some rock falling off the walls?
What birds build their nests on the walls of the caves?
Western Meadowlark
Welcome
to the 4th Station
: Middle Cave
Why
do birds like Middle Cave more than humans do?
Why do people call the park active?
What
do dinosaurs have to do with the caves?
Why were trees important to Native Americans?
Why did Native Americans follow the huge buffalo herds?
Welcome to the 5th Station : Ghost Cave
Are
there ghosts in Ghost Cave?
What
is a concretion?
Who
lived here and why?
How did Native Americans
use the plants they found around the caves?
SCIENCE
Welcome to the 6th Station : Archeological Excavation
What
does it mean to excavate?
Why didn't they dig up everything?
Where are
all of the artifacts today?
Why
was digging in Pictograph Cave important to all scientists?
What
other dwellings did workers find?
Welcome to the 7th Station : Preserving the Past: A Visit with Claire Dean
What
is vandalism?
Why
are pictographs not considered graffiti?
What
can we all do to save the caves?
What does an archeological
conservator do?
Would
you like to be an archeologist?
