1. Virtual Tour of the Grand Canyon

2. On the front of your index card… ----------------------------------------------------------- Name What word would you choose to describe the Grand Canyon? I want to know more about ___________.

3. Grand Canyon on the United States Map

4. Length of Grand Canyon277 miles Width of Grand Canyon600 yards min / 18 miles max Depth of Grand Canyon1 mile Length of Colorado River1,450 miles (from Colorado to California) Average Width of Colorado River200 feet Depth of Colorado RiverUp to 85 feet Temperature of Water8-16 degrees Celsius (46-60 degrees Fahrenheit) Speed of Water3-4 mph / 8-10 mph Birds in Grand Canyon287 Species Mammals in Grand Canyon88 Species Fish in Grand Canyon26 Species Reptiles / Amphibians58 Species Biotic Life Zones5 Endangered SpeciesBald eagle, Falcon, Pincushion cactus Human Artifacts3,000-4,000 years old First European Expedition1540 Grand Canyon Park Reserve1893 by President Benjamin Harrison HikingOne day from top to bottom Travel on the Colorado RiverOne week by motor boat Three weeks by raft

5. John Wesley Powell Powell Expedition of 1969 - Traveled down the Colorado River to study the Grand Canyon

7. 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?

8. Write down two or three questions you might ask a tour guide if you were really standing at Pima Point.

9. 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

10. 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?

11. 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?

12. On the back of your index card… ----------------------------------------------------------- 1.Today I learned ______________. 2.Two inferences I can make about the Grand Canyon are: 1____________________________ 2____________________________.