E3 Electronic Field Trips at Ball State University
Teacher's College, Dean's Office
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47304-0000 www.bsu.edu/eft
Description:
E3 programs offer your students an amazing and unmatched way to explore the mysteries, experience the struggles, and expand their world as we bring the nation's treasures into your classroom to complement your curriculum with our standards-based activities, live, interactive television broadcasts, and dynamic web components. By partnering with educational institutions, Ball State University and Best Buy Children's Foundation can bring your classroom all of our nation's treausres in a way that your students will enjoy and participate in actively. Now entering its ninth year, the E3 Electronic Field Trip program at Ball State University has provided new and exciting educational opportunities for millions of students.
Provider's Events:
1. View Into the Canyon: A Grand Canyon Experience - Grand Canyon is considered the finest example of arid-land erosion in the world; however, it is more than that. A significant portion of Earth's history is revealed within the exposed rock layers of the canyon, five of the seven life zones of North America are represented within the park and it has been home to humans for nearly 10,000 years. Come explore some of the 1,217,403 acres of Grand Canyon National Park, hike into the canyon with Park Rangers, investigate fossils of animals that lived 270 million years ago, learn about the diversity of plants and animals that inhabit this semi-arid environment and explore the ruins of ancient inhabitants.
The Grand Canyon is one of the most studied geologic landscapes in the world. It offers an excellent record of two of the four eras of geological time, a rich and diverse fossil record, a vast array of geologic features and rock types, and numerous caves containing extensive and significant geological, paleontological, archeological and biological resources. The Canyon, incised by the Colorado River, is immense, averaging one mile deep for its entire 277 miles. It is 6,000 feet deep at its deepest point and 18 miles at its widest. However, the significance of the Grand Canyon is not limited to its geology.
The Park's great biological diversity can be attributed to the presence of five of the seven life zones and three of the four desert types in North America. The Park also serves as an ecological refuge, with relatively undisturbed remnants of dwindling ecosystems (such as boreal forest and desert riparian communities). It is home to numerous rare, endemic (found only at Grand Canyon) and specially protected (threatened/endangered) plant and animal species. Over 1,500 plant, 255 bird, 89 mammalian, 47 reptile, 9 amphibian and 17 fish species are found in the park.
The Canyon is culturally significant to the American Indians of the region and holds rich spiritual and historical importance. This distance learning journey will explore the Grand Canyon's geological, biological and cultural stories.
Join us for our special Family Night broadcast on November 8th at 6:30 EST and watch the sun set over the Grand Canyon. The broadcast will focus on family-oriented activities and will enhance your student's experience if/when participating in the regularly scheduled daytime broadcasts. This is a great way to involve parents and community members!!
To register or learn more....visit www.bsu.edu/eft
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