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Elementary
SUBJECT: Cave
Origins
GRADE LEVEL: K-3
TIME: 30-45 minutes
OBJECTIVES: Students will observe,predict and describe the passageways which
are formed when they create a model of a cave forming by dissolution of limestone.
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Middle
SUBJECT: Stewardship
GRADE LEVELS: 5-6
TIME: 45 minutes
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to identify actions which are harmful to caves,discuss
why these actions are so destructive,and recommend alternatives that promote
stewardship of Kartchner Caverns.
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SUBJECT: Cave Features
GRADE LEVELS: 4-6
TIME:
3 to 5 days with 45 minutes the first day and 10 minutes each subsequent day.
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to explain the growth of stalactites, stalagmites,
columns and other speleothems found in Kartchner Caverns.
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