Virginia Master Naturalist Program: http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org
STATE BAT INFORMATION
Links to find information about the Virginia Big Eared Bat:State Bat: http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/bats/va_big_eared_bat.htm
Fact sheet info: http://www.biology.eku.edu/bats/vabigearbat.htm
American Geological Institute(AGI) Earth Science Week 2004,2005 and 2006 Kits ($4.95) -
http://www.earthsciweek.org/materials/index.html ;
Living on Karst by the CCV -
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/livingonkarst.shtml
NSS Learn about Caves - http://caves.org/committee/education/index.htm
Project Underground -
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/underground.shtml
Virginia Naturally - http://www.vanaturally.com
Virginia Speleological Survey - http://www.virginiacaves.org
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
AGI -
http://www.earthsciweek.org/forteachers/classroomactivities.html
AIMS Books “Bats Incredible” (See #1125 in list under AIMS Publications- at the elementary grade levels).
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http://wwws.aimsedu.org/aims_store/home.php?cat=32
For Earth Science Week, In National Parks - http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/esw/index.htm
also for Caves and Groundwater - http://www.nps.gov/ozar/skindeep.htm
"Sinkhole in a Cup" - http://www.earthsciweek.org/forteachers/sinkholes.html#Questions
This lesson was adapted from the one in the Project Underground Activity Guide .
FIELD TRIPS
Take a field trip to a show cave and have a meaningful watershed experience.
AGI - http://www.earthsciweek.org/forplanners/gettinginvolved/leadafieldtrip.html
for information on leading field trips.
MUSEUM LINKS
Virginia Living Museum - http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/teachersafaris.htm
