We are going to learn about GEOLOGY, BOTANY, PALEONTOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY and more !
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #1 – What animal used to live in the Backcountry and no longer does? Follow these clues to find out and come back and tell us: What is this powerful animal, what symbol of the State of California is it shown on, and when did the last one live in California? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #2 – When the SIERRA NEVADA was formed, there were two plates under the earth’s crust moving and shaking and shaping early California. All this motion of the plates triggered what kind of geologic activity that then created the rock that forms the Sierra Nevada mountains ? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #3 – How does this animal gets its name ? What does it like to eat ? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE Dig Challenge #4 – California is divided into FIVE MAIN ZONES and in these zones are clustered different types of plants. What are the FIVE ZONES? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #5 – This animal used to be so plentiful that there were large herds roaming all sides of the Sierras. Now they are endangered because they can not fight off a disease spread by their domesticated relatives. What are they and how do you tell the difference most easily between male and female ? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #6 Scientists divide the plant and animal community into three main types of ORGANISMS. Name these three types and tell us what type are you? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #7 – There are trees alive today that are so old they may have been here before many of California’s Indian tribes arrived. What trees are the OLDEST ? What trees are the BIGGEST ? (not tallest) button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #8 – What is the difference between a native, an endemic, or an introduced plant ? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 7:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #9 – What did the Native People’s wisdom about plants teach them about the CIRCLE OF LIFE ? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 8:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #10 – What ancient animals are part of the California fossil record? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 8:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #11 – Where were the oldest dinosaur bones in California found ? And how old are they ? button
Backcountry Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 8:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
SCIENCE DIG Challenge #12 – What type of SCIENCE do YOU find most interesting and why?