11▲ Level: 7th-9th grades (limited to 20 or fewer persons per mini-bus)
▲ Course Des cription: “The god that made dumplings out of the missing half of Mt. Banping” and “Lin Dao-qian storing silver in a cave” are both familiar local legends. By observing and investigating we can discover the secrets of Shoushan.
▲ Program Objectives: students who complete the program are expected to:
1. Learn about Shoushan National Nature Park’s (SNNP) topographical and geological features in a hands-on manner, including how these features came into existence;
2. Carry out a scientific survey through teamwork;
3. Understand how a region’s geological and topographical features affect human activities, and vice versa;
4. Learn about a national park’s responsibility to preserve the environment of its surrounding areas.
▲ Geological Note:
The limestone formations found in Shoushan, Banping and Guishan come from coral deposits and contain traces of coral skeletons or shells.