Probing the Wonders

of the Falls

An interdisciplinary environmental education approach to the National Wildlife Conservation Area and State Park

Contents (Activities)

1. An exploratory walk through geological time

2. Fossil study: Sketching and writing

3. Scanning for fossils boulders

4. Surveying a circle of fossils

5. Fish study: Seining

6. Fascinating fish at the Falls

7. Water quality testing

8. Aquatic life analysis: Probing the potholes

9. Inspecting mussels and clams

10. Seeking shorebirds

11. Searching for the spirit of trees

12. A plant walk on the Woodland Trail

13. Riverscape winter watch

14. Creating a page for a Naturalist's Notebook

15. Journal writing: Observation, thoughts and sketches

16. Searching for sounds of the Falls

17. Photography: Capturing images of the Falls

18. Shooting the rapids with historic Falls maps

19. The Falls of the past: Rapids running freely

20. The historic Connrail railroad bridge and McAlpine dam: Engineering marvels...

21. The Falls Interpretive Center building as environmental architecture

22. Litter at the Falls and stewardship of the Earth

Available from the Falls of the Ohio State Park's gift shop for $7.95 plus tax.

Created January 28, 2010