On-Line Activity
Ice Cave Dynamics
Physical Propterties and Freezing
The Air Flow Factor

There are many factors that keep the ice in the Ice Cave frozen over time. Can you determine from the information on our web site how this occurs? What would elevation, warm air/cold air physics, the seasons, and rock porosity have to do with it? Hint - Information may be found in our Trail Guide, and on the Field Trip Data Sheet section of Education Corner. Teachers may e-mail for activity key.

Before or after taking a field trip to the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano, teachers may want to discuss with their students the dynamics of the Ice Caves's perpetual freeze. Print out the worksheet which represents a cross section of the cave, and color the drawing to represent the ice, lava, and air flow. Use the space below the drawing to discuss the factors causing the perpetual freeze.

Click on the diagram below to print out a full sized work sheet for determining the freezing factors of the ice cave.

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