Mount Rushmore
What state is Mount Rushmore in?
South Dakota
What state is Custer State Park in?
South Dakota
What mine is considered the “richest square mile on Earth”
Hidee Gold Mine
What is geology?
a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks
What states did we visit?
Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota and Iowa
What is carved into the mountain at Mount Rushmore?
Four of the past United States Presidents
How many bison live at Custer State Park?
1,500
How was Hidee Gold Mine first entered?
By a shaft from atop the ridge
What is the scientific study of fossils called?
Paleontology
What was your favorite thing from our trip?
Everyone can answer, everyone gets points!
What was used to carve over 90% of Mount Rushmore?
Dynamite
Name 3 other animals that live at Custer State Park.
Elk, coyotes, mule deer, white tailed deer, mountain goats, prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, river otters, pronghorn (antelope), cougars, and burros.
When was Hidee's Gold Mine first patented?
1896
What comes from trees and preserves insects and other small animals?
Amber
What elevation did we get to on mount Evans
over 14,000 ft
Who is carved into Mount Rushmore?
Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt.
What do bison eat?
plants
How is the gold mined?
jackhammer and chisel
What is a fossil?
the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
Why did we have to worry about lightning while on Mt. Evans?
We were above the tree line and at the tallest point in the area.
What year was Mount Rushmore completed?
1941
What type of fish were in the lake at Center Lake?
What were some of the jobs kids had to do in the mine?
Where was the Museum of Geology that we went to?
Rapid City, South Dakota
Why did we have a hard time breathing on Mt Evans?
Because of the elevation and thinner air.