Curriculum Materials

More Than Skin Deep, A Teacher's Guide to Caves and Groundwater

Cave formations

Tom Aley

This online edition of our teacher's guide to caves is an abridged version of the print edition. Please contact us for a free copy of the print version. We hope you will take advantage of this resource to provide some advance information to your students before visiting Round Spring Caverns.

Ozark National Scenic Riverways also offers a variety of activities for teachers involving subjects other than caves. Please see our Teacher's Page for details. The online version is divided into two sections: Information Pages where you will find background information about caves, and Activities Pages, where you will find fun classroom activities.


INFORMATION PAGES


ACTIVITIES


VIDEOS

Bat Echolocation

Karst in the Ozarks


Grotto salamander
The blind grotto salamander makes Ozark caves its home. Of all the world's true troglobitic salamanders, this species is the only one that develops into an adult form. All others maintain their larval form, even though they can reproduce.
Gene Gardner, Missouri Dept of Conservation
Karst in the Ozarks Video - A great video, suitable for younger grades as well as adults. Describes very well how a karst system works and why it's important to know about it. About 20 minutes long.

Last updated: December 22, 2023

Park footer

Contact Info

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 490
Van Buren, MO 63965

Phone:

(573) 323-4236
Call (573) 323-4236 for Big Spring Entrance Station, located south of Van Buren, MO. Call (573) 226-3945 for the Alley Spring General Store, located west of Eminence, MO. Call (573) 858-3297 for Round Spring Ranger Station, located north of Eminence, MO.

Contact Us