Blue Sky Days Blog: Summer Homeschooling

Tuckaleechee Caverns in Tennessee

CAVES WEEK -

Monday:

Science: Types of caves - Below, I have also hyperlinked videos for each kind of cave, but you can easily just explain them via the descriptions on the website

Ice/glacier cave
Sea cave
Wind/eolian cave
Primary/lava cave
And then the one we will focus on for the week: Solution/limestone caves - most common in our area; karst, groundwater, sinkholes

There are even underwater caves; cave diving - this cave was a regular limestone cave during the last ice age but flooded when the water table rose
STEM: Create a cave, make carbonic acid - limestone can be ordered through Amazon

Underground stream shaping the cavern

Tuesday:

Sinkhole creating a waterfall inside the cave

Making stalactites and cave crystals!

Wednesday:

A spotted-tail cave salamander

Thursday:

Science: Rock life cycle - diagram showing the rock cycle as it moves through the land

STEM: Types of rock; show geode specimens and fossils or dig them out of limestone

Friday:

History/Culture: How people have used caves over time -

Art: Make your own cave drawings on the driveway with chalk or in a big cardboard box with markers, crayons, or paint (or if you're really adventurous, you can make your own cave paint just like the cavemen did); what would you want to tell others who visited your cave after you were gone, what is the story you would want to tell?
Media: Watch Brother Bear