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 The LIFE Florida Caverns State Park (FCSP) Program is
a partnership between the Department of Environmental Protection and
Malone School in Jackson County. The
program targets seventh grade
students at Malone School and involves four separate field experiences,
one every nine weeks. Each field experience involves a number of
distinct field labs led by DEP staff, volunteers and participating
teachers. The field labs will address priority topics that have been
identified by the participating teachers and will use the unique natural
resources and ecosystems available at Florida Caverns State Park to illustrate important concepts and principles in Life and
Environmental Science. The field experiences delve into such topics as
cave formations and karst features, the slant of the sun’s rays as it
relates to the Earth, and distance vs. displacement. The program is
funded primarily through a
Florida Springs Initiative grant.
Chipola Groundwater
Project
Program Implementation Team
Bert Hickey
Park Services Specialist, Florida Caverns State Park: (850) 482-1228
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Kelly Banta
Park Services Specialist, Florida Caverns State Park: (850) 482-1228 -
Russell Williams
DEP Springs Ambassador,
Russell.Williams@dep.state.fl.us
: (850) 482-1228 Frank Waller
Director, Middle/Secondary Education, Jackson County School Board: (850) 482-1200 ext. 211
Linda Hall
Principal, Malone School: (850) 482-9950
Greg Ford
7th Grade Science Teacher, Malone School: (850) 482-9950
Program Content
Experience I
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Experience II
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Experience III
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Experience IV
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Additional Resources
Online Data:
USGS’s Real-Time Data for Florida
Environmental/Service Learning:
LAKEWATCH
GLOBE
World
Water Monitoring Day
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2012 State of Florida