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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Second Grade
 

Fascinating Fossils
Students explore the mysterious processes by which evidence of past life is preserved, and how that evidence can help tell a story. Students will have the opportunity to replicate fossilization. (60 minutes)

Lesson Plan

Pre/Post Visit & In Classroom Activities (151k pdf)

Weather, Weather All Around Us
Through actions, stories, and visual images students explore how rain, snow, wind, and the sun work together to form weather systems. (60 minutes)

Lesson Plan

Pre/Post Visit Activities (205k pdf)

In Classroom Activity (75k)

Water: The Continuing Cycle
Interactive demonstrations and activities illustrate the water cycle and the uses and abuses of this precious natural resource. (60 minutes) 

Lesson Plan

Pre/Post Visit Activities (175k pdf)
Scheduling
Scheduling
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Upper Black Canyon/Morrow Point Reservoir  

Did You Know?
The Black Canyon stretches far beyond the 14 miles within the national park. Including the canyon within Curecanti National Recreation Area and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, the total length is 53 miles.

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Last Updated: April 02, 2009 at 02:57 EST