Let's go spelunking.(Research Skills/Language Arts)

From: Science World | Date: November 1, 2004 | Copyright information

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In "Slime Hunters" (p. 18), you read about Dr. Diana Northup's journey into Cueva de Villa Luz in southeastern Mexico. Suppose you were her research assistant, and you follow her to Lechuguilla, a cave in New Mexico's Guadalupe Mountains. Your duty: Go inside the Cave Entrance (see box, below), and explore the different sections to complete your Field Journal (below).

CAVE ENTRANCE

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/caves/jewel.html#fea_top

(Hint: Be sure to explore the cave glossary.)

FIELD JOURNAL

1. I can't believe it. After a long plane ride, I'm ...

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