Computer Lab - Columbia Gorge Scavenger Hunt

While in the Computer Lab this afternoon, please complete the following:

1. Read the following article: http://www.oregontraveldaily.com/news/bizar021109_825.php
a. Where do you see evidence of lava and water shaping the land?

2. Go to the following link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/megaflood/
a. Read the intro and captions to the Ice Age Lake article
b. Explore the Scablands... Find at least 5 pieces of evidence found that help explain the impact of the Missoula Floods on the Columbia River Gorge

3. Read the following article: http://www.iceagefloodsinstitute.org/floods.html
a. After reading the article, click on and explore the Ice Age Floods map

4. Find definitions for Basalt, Columbia Rive Basalts, Glacial Erratics

5. Learn about Beacon Rock
a. Find 5 different images
b. Find 3 interesting facts
c. How did it come to be?
d. Read about the hike

6. Find 5 other interesting sites related to any of the following: Missoula Floods, Beacon Rock, Columbia River Gorge geology, Rocky Butte, Mt. Tabor, Columbia River Basalts, and the Vista House