Post by Sharon Faulkner on Jul 26, 2006 18:36:08 GMT -5
Black Hills Trip is a hit with eighth-grade earth science students
Clifton Peterson
The Pilot-Independent
July 25th, 2006
The Black Hills Trip, something that is open to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley students after they have finished eighth-grade earth science class, has almost become an institution. This year, 19 students and five adults made the long bus trip and had a wonderful time learning about rocks, minerals, fossils and each other.
Every year, many students go on this trip with no previous cave experiences. The students on this tour are treated to two world class caves. Jewel Cave, previously the third-longest cave in the world, became the second-longest cave when more passageways were explored and surveyed.
Wind Cave jumped from No. 7 to the fourth-longest cave in the world. Both caves were created in a limestone bedrock area. Wind Cave has visitors from all over the world who come to see the very rare boxwork. Wind Cave contains 95 percent of the known boxwork.
Full Story: www.walkermn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=3&story_id=222814
Clifton Peterson
The Pilot-Independent
July 25th, 2006
The Black Hills Trip, something that is open to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley students after they have finished eighth-grade earth science class, has almost become an institution. This year, 19 students and five adults made the long bus trip and had a wonderful time learning about rocks, minerals, fossils and each other.
Every year, many students go on this trip with no previous cave experiences. The students on this tour are treated to two world class caves. Jewel Cave, previously the third-longest cave in the world, became the second-longest cave when more passageways were explored and surveyed.
Wind Cave jumped from No. 7 to the fourth-longest cave in the world. Both caves were created in a limestone bedrock area. Wind Cave has visitors from all over the world who come to see the very rare boxwork. Wind Cave contains 95 percent of the known boxwork.
Full Story: www.walkermn.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=3&story_id=222814