Exploring Caves presents concepts from five scientific disciplines: earth science, hydrology, mapping, biology, and anthropology. Detailed lesson plans suggest ways to address these ideas to very young students. Be sure to emphasize to children that this is a fictional story and that stories sometimes give animals attributes that they don't really have. (See Benchmarks for Science Literacy, 5A The Living Environment: Diversity of Life (K-2) #3). Ask them to give an example from this story. (The obvious answer is the talking bat.) You can also reinforce concepts in benchmark 6D The Human Organism: Learning (K-2) #1 by asking students to note which senses the characters will need to learn about the thing found in caves.
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