Let’s DIG SOUTHWEST SCIENCE! From ancient GEOGRAPHY to PALEONTOLOGY, from GEOLOGY to BIOLOGY – science helps us understand the unique events and life in the Southwest.
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 1 - What is the name of the continent the Ancient Southwest was on over 225 million years ago ? button What is the name of the ocean that surrounded this large continent ? button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 2 - What is the name of the theory of the earth’s crust-in-motion that the first scientist who recognized Pangaea created ? What was his regular job ? button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 3 - What large animals, now extinct, lived in the Ancient Southwest when it was a part of Laurasia ? button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 4 – Name a DINOSAUR from the TRIASSIC Period button from the JURASSIC Period button and from the CRETACEOUS Period button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 5 - Can you name the two largest rivers in the Southwest that have shaped the land and the lives of the people ? button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 6 - Can you name the three deserts in the Southwest ?
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Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 7 - What and where is the Rio Grande Rift ? what caused it ? button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 8 - What is the largest canyon in the Southwest –and the most famous ? How old is it’s oldest rock ?
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Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 9 – When did people start arriving in North America ? What land route did they take ? button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 10 – Name three WILD MAMMALS that live in the Southwest button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 11 – Name three WILD BIRDS that live in the Southwest
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Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG Challenge 12 – Name three WILD REPTILES or AMPHIBIANS that live in the Southwest button
Southwest Science Guides: . . . . Tue, May 7, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
CONLCUSION – If you were an animal living in the Southwest – which animal would you want to be ?