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Yellowstone's Hot Secret

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Notebook

Yellowstone's Hot Secret

Notes about Yellowstone national park

Use with caution

Backpack

This is your diary which narrates the experiences of a brave explorer who, after ending up in the middle of Yellowstone national park, faces a series of clever challenges to obtain the necessary resources to survive and be able to escape from this wild and hostile woods. Are you ready for this thrilling survival quest? Scan QR codes and keep them open because you will need them.

Tiririri-ri!

Exploring Yellowstone

Your've checked your supplies. You've packed everything carefully . Now it's time to go and explore one of the largest supervolcanoes in the world.
Rucksack
the map is there

Missions

It has been your long lasting wish to go backpacking Yellowstone on your own. unfortunatelly you've lost the map that was in your rucksack. Go and find it.

Raft

Shrubs

Book

go back

Shelter

Forest

Rucksack

Missions

Before starting exploring Yellowstone, read some gnereal facts about it in a book.

Raft

Shrubs

Book

go back

Shelter

Forest

Rucksack

Open your course books page 62 and read about Yellowstone.. Then go to the next page and learn some more facts about Yellowstone's wildlife.. Always check the info and magnifying glass on the left top corner. They always contain important pieces of information.

Introuduction to missions

mmm

go back
Rucksack

Yellowstone wildlife

Watch the video then answer the questions

mission

go back
Rucksack

Which one of the following animals is not among the five most often seen there?

A. otter

B. marmot

mmm

C. bison

D. grey wolf

E. grizzly bear

F. elk

go back

The animal with antlers.

3-letter word

Rucksack

Here you go!

It will be added to your backpack. You will need it to learn about everything about Yellowstone.

GOOD!

go back

You have found a book about Yellowstone.

How many km2 does the Yellowstone national park cover?

10,000 km2 - mind the comma and the gap

Rucksack

mission

Forest

Vegetation

The most common plants in Yellowstone
go back

Logs

Rucksack

Read about the plants

Scan this QR code and find answers to the task. Keep the link open. It might (will) turn out to be useful.

go back

What is another name for Arrowleaf Balsamroot?

two words - mind the spelling, the gap

Backpack
Which flower of these can be found only in Yellowstone?

B. Sand verbena

A. Wooly sunflower

D. Ghost Orchid

C. Mountain Wood Lily

go back
Backpack

Great!

Will be added to your backpack. You will need it for the the next few days.

GREAT!

go back

You have a rope, maybe it will be useful for you

What is the name of the flower that grows only in Yellowstone.

two words - mind the gap

Backpack

Geothermal activites

Watch a video and try to remember as much as possible

Mission

go back
Backpack

Let's go!

go back

Which of the images is Grand Prismatic Spring?

Backpack

You're almost there!

a crater
a caldera

What word denotes a very large depression caused by the eruption of a volcano, when its summit collapses into itself.

go back
Backpack

Keep it up!

It will be added to your backpack. You will need it for the days you spend during your visti to Yellowstone.

GOOD!

go back

You have a hatchet, it might be useful to you

The word that denotes a large hole caused by an eruption.

not a crater

Backpack

Mission

Shelter

Trivia

Find some general information about Yellowstone.

go back

Tent

Backpack

When was the last super eruption in Yellowstone?

A. 2.1 million years ago

B. 5,200 years ago

go back

C. 640,000 years ago

The last big eruption was ____ years ago.

Mind the spelling.

Backpack

What happeend after the last big eruption in Yellowstone?

A. human beings appeared

B. volcanic winter and dissapearance of different species of plants and animals

go back

C. people of Yellowstone had to rebuild their homes

Backpack

There you go!

It will be added to your rucksack You will need it if you lose something that you desperately need to go home.

GOOD!

go back

You have a flashlight, maybe it will be useful to you

Backpack

Missions

Raft

You've built a raft and go down the Yellowstone river

Shrubs

Book

go back

Shelter

Forest

Wait, look in your backpack

Check the items in your rucksack and use the flashlight to find the code to access the final mission that will allow you to row down the Yellowstone river back home.

Keep searching

Keep searching

Keep searching

The Code:: Yellowstone

Keep searching

Keep searching

Keep searching

go back

the name of the super volcano

the name of this caldera - spelling!

Which instrument measusers the earthquakes? Can you tell the difference?

go back

Seismologists use a _____ to measure earthquakes.

the name of the equipment

Where is my rucsack? Find it.

go back

Drag the parts of the map to find where you left your rucksack and be able to leave Yellowstone and go home

CONGRATULATIONS!

Wow, you got it!

Congratulations adventurer! You have shown great bravery and wit. You have successfully overcome each challenge and have managed to build the raft that will take you down the Yellowstone river to the civilized world. May your journey back be filled with new adventures and emotions!

Once again!

Next super erruptino

Read the text in your course book.

Think logically.

Ouch!

Rocky Mountains National Park

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Clue

Check the info.

Converter

Follow this link to convert miles to kilometres:

Clue

Pages 62 and 63.

Triglav National Park, Slovenia

Mission

Find your rucksack

You must have left it suddenly because you:

  • were chaseg by a grey wolf.
  • suddenly felt the urge of nature.
  • got burried in the book about Yellowstone.
  • had to leave the shelter due to hooting of owls.
  • were chased up a tree by an elk.

Tauern national park, Austria

Ouch!

Volcanic rocky area

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Eruption

Clue

In some areas even roads have melted because of these.

Missions

Reading a book is not such a bad thing after all.

You should do it more often.

Earthquake

About the flowers

Scanning the QR code for further information. Keep it open.If you click on an individual flower you will learn where you can find it..

Ouch!

Thermophiles, or heat-loving microscopic organisms

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Mission 1

the most known animals

Watch the video again. If one of the animals in the group is not in the video, then that one is the right answer.

Mission

volcanic winter

Bears

Watch out! There are bears hiding in the shrubs.

The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.

The size of the park

Ouch!

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

A crater is a landform consisting of a hole or depression on a planetary surface, usually caused either by an object hitting the surface, or by geological activity on the planet.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Clue

If you don't know, click each possibility which will lead you to some information or the next page.

Where on Earth have you come up with this number of years ago?

If you look at the map, you can see the circular shape of caldera very clearly

Ouch!

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

Old Faithful the most known geyser.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

Yosemite National Park

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Equipment

It is an instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.

Scan the code to find more info about it.

Ouch!

otter - plural - otter or otters Because of thermal waters in Yellowstone, rivers and lakes don't freeze so otters can find food all year round. They have 2 young per litter. Females look after them on their own. Their typical food is trout.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

You need a holiday. Spas can't be built on active volcanoes. Also the water is too hot. Since 1872, 22 people died because of hot water in natural hotsprings in Yellowstone.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

In the last 2.1 million years there have been 3 super eruptions..

Ouch!

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Clue

Only the animal that is not typical of the park. They are large ground squirrels, with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. They mostly live in the mountainous regions.. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Even if you clck on the wrong animal, you can learn something about them. So, go ahead.

Ouch!

Hot spring near Forest

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Clue

Mission

Square miles

3,437.5 square miles .... hmmm ... How much is that in square kilometres?

Ouch!

elk - plurla - elk or elks Elk are the most common ungulate species in Yellowstone. In summer months there are 10-20,000 animals. Bulls have got antlers, which they drop and regrow each year. They use them mostly in mating season to fight one another over females.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Clue

It occurs only along the shore of Yellowstone Lake with the entire occupied habitat being 1.48 acres. One speculation by botanists is that the warmth provided by the geothermal activity in the area enabled this genus to gradually adapt to conditions in Yellowstone; tolerating long, cold winters and using the brief summer to bloom and reproduce.

Mission

The difference between a crater and a caldera:

Craters are formed by the outward explosion of rocks and other materials from a volcano. Calderas are formed by the inward collapse of a volcano. Craters are usually more circular than calderas.

Human beings appeared in America between 16,000 and 12,000 years ago.

Ouch!

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

bison - plural - bison or bisons Bison has roamed the area for more than 5000 years. They can run up to 60 kph. Their calves are nicknamed "red dogs" because of their red fur which later changes to chocolate brown. Males are up to 180 cm tall and weigh up to 1 tons.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.

The size of the park

Ouch!

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

The Julian Alps, hiking trails, Slovenia

Mission

Find information by scaning this QR code on the right hand.

Human beings appeared in America between 16,000 and 12,000 years ago. Long after the last big eruption.

Ouch!

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

Salt Rocks

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

New craters form only gradually .

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Clue

Ash covering the sun, no sunlight, no food for the herbivores and no food for the carnivores.

National park of Arbuzzo, Italy

Heinich national park, Germany

Mission

Time of the last big eruption

You should check your course book to find information.

Exmoor National Park, the UK

Ouch!

There are 10 members in a pack of wolves and they howl to communicate among each other and to indicate territory to rival packs. They run and hunt together all the time. They mostly feed on elk and one pack can kill up to 20 elk in a month.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Mission

Boiling mud pot

Ouch!

There are about 150 grizzly bears in Yellowstone. They feed on elk, bison and other ungulates and a variety of plants, such as grass, clovers and dandelions. A female has up to 3 cubs at a time. Females are very protective mothers and would fight other predators for food.

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

The size of Yellowstone caldera is 85 x 45 km, but the park itself is much larger. It cover the area of more than 8,000 km2.

The size of the park

Ouch!

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges

Ouch!

The Yellowstone River

Don't give up!

even the greatest explorers faced unexpected challenges