Transcript Virtual Tour of the Grand Canyon

Virtual Tour of
the
Grand Canyon
On the front of your index card…
----------------------------------------------------------Name
What word would you choose to describe
the Grand Canyon?
I want to know more about ___________.
Grand Canyon
on the United
States Map
Length of Grand Canyon
277 miles
Width of Grand Canyon
600 yards min / 18 miles max
Depth of Grand Canyon
1 mile
Length of Colorado River
1,450 miles (from Colorado to California)
Average Width of Colorado River
200 feet
Depth of Colorado River
Up to 85 feet
Temperature of Water
8-16 degrees Celsius
(46-60 degrees Fahrenheit)
Speed of Water
3-4 mph / 8-10 mph
Birds in Grand Canyon
287 Species
Mammals in Grand Canyon
88 Species
Fish in Grand Canyon
26 Species
Reptiles / Amphibians
58 Species
Biotic Life Zones
5
Endangered Species
Bald eagle, Falcon, Pincushion cactus
Human Artifacts
3,000-4,000 years old
First European Expedition
1540
Grand Canyon Park Reserve
1893 by President Benjamin Harrison
Hiking
One day from top to bottom
Travel on the Colorado River
One week by motor boat
Three weeks by raft
John Wesley Powell
Powell Expedition of 1969
- Traveled down the Colorado River
to study the Grand Canyon
1. How many states did Powell travel
through while traveling the Green
River and Colorado River?
2. How long did it take Powell to
complete his expedition?
3. What are some observations about
the Grand Canyon that Powell made
during his expedition?
Write down two or three
questions you might ask
a tour guide if you were
really standing at Pima
Point.
Open Earth History Readers to pages 4-7.
Write down one thing you observe about
each picture.
*An observation is what you see.
*An inference is what you think or predict.
Space Shuttle View = page 4
View of North Rim = page 5
View of Vasey’s Paradise = page 6
View along Bright Angel Trail = page 7
Look at some rock samples.
Write down what you see and feel about
each rock.
Each rock is identified by a number.
What kind of inferences can you make
about these rocks based on your
observations?
1. What inferences can you make about the
Grand Canyon based on the pictures, the
movie, and the rocks you have seen?
2. What do you think we can learn about
the Earth’s History from studying the
Grand Canyon?
On the back of your index card…
----------------------------------------------------------1. Today I learned ______________.
2. Two inferences I can make about the
Grand Canyon are:
1____________________________
2____________________________.