SUCCESS CRITERIA
CAVE SCIENCE THREADS
CAVE SCIENCE THREADS
Learning Goals
FANTASTIC CAVERNS
Missouri's Cave
the Ozarks Oldest Classroom
Discover and explore the connections caves have with our way of life in the Ozarks. Activities taking place above ground directly affect the ecosystems below ground. At Fantastic Caverns, your students will experience wonders that are abundant, yet hidden,and develop a better understanding of the interconnectivity between the surface and subsurface.
Visit the Cave
OUR LOCATION
Springfield, Missouri
4872 N Farm Rd 125
Springfield, MO 65803
Take your students back in time at Missouri's oldest classroom.
Fantastic Caverns Underground Classroom
Today's students are tomorrow's leaders. With that in mind, our 90-minute educational program, LIVING IN CAVE COUNTRY, focuses on the responsibilities of being a resident in the delicate, karst terrain of the Ozarks. Helping to develop an understanding of wise-stewardship will keep the Ozarks a wonderful place to live and visit.
FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES
LIVING IN CAVE COUNTRY
Fantastic Caverns Cave Science Program
Learn about Caves in the Classroom
Fantastic Caverns Underground Classroom is an appropriate example of extending a learning program beyond the walls of the classroom into the resources of the community. The Cave Science Program at Fantastic Caverns also encourages educators to teach about caves and Karst in the classroom with additional Cave Science resources and lessons plans.
At Fantastic Caverns, students explore surface and subsurface relationships to build a better understanding of the interconnectivity of our Karst terrain. Activities taking place above ground directly affect the ecosystems below ground. Caves are an integral part of our Ozarks landscape and serve as natural sanctuaries for some of Missouri's most rare and elusive creatures.
LIVING IN CAVE COUNTRY
ENGAGEMENT, EXPLORE
EXPLAIN, EXPAND, EVALUATE
EXPLAIN, EXPAND, EVALUATE
The 5 E's
Lesson Plans
Scope & Sequence