1. The Badlands of South Dakota OBJECTIVES: 1.Describe the landscape and climate of the Badlands millions of years ago 2.Define erosion and describe the way it changes the land 3.Define prarie and describe the types of life that live there 4.Explain why the climate of the Badlands has changed OBJECTIVES: 1.Describe the landscape and climate of the Badlands millions of years ago 2.Define erosion and describe the way it changes the land 3.Define prarie and describe the types of life that live there 4.Explain why the climate of the Badlands has changed

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mVn_hPLK9Rg 1:34 General video about dinosaurs http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mVn_hPLK9Rg 1:34 General video about dinosaurs Sue: The most complete skeleton of a T Rex ever found; Discovered in the Badlands by Sue Hendrickson and named after her. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fm1 mL1Vn2Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fm1 mL1Vn2A 11:40 sec. About the discovery of Sue

3. The Badlands

5. Erosion, let us take a good look at those bones!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ULcVdeqgE Bill Nye explains erosion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ULcVdeqgE  Erosion is the wearing away of rock by water and wind.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ULcVdeqgE Bill Nye explains erosion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ULcVdeqgE  Erosion is the wearing away of rock by water and wind.

6. Mount Rushmore National Memorial  Monument is carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota  Four faces are presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln  George Washington’s head is 60 feet high  The monument was completed in1941. It took 14 years to carve.  Monument is carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota  Four faces are presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln  George Washington’s head is 60 feet high  The monument was completed in1941. It took 14 years to carve.

7. Mount Rushmore

8. The Badlands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZzLyzaXbA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZzLyzaXbA The Badlands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZzLyzaXbA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZzLyzaXbA  Located in South Dakota  Landforms are sharp and jagged  Deep gullies, or long narrow ditches have been cut into the landscape  Very dry, little plant or animal life  Native American named it “badlands” because it was so hard to cross  Located in South Dakota  Landforms are sharp and jagged  Deep gullies, or long narrow ditches have been cut into the landscape  Very dry, little plant or animal life  Native American named it “badlands” because it was so hard to cross

9. The Prarie  A prarie is an area where grasses grow well, but trees are rare. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=VMDZ5 GTQKhQ 2:45Video of the tall grass prarie http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=VMDZ5 GTQKhQ  A prarie is an area where grasses grow well, but trees are rare. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=VMDZ5 GTQKhQ 2:45Video of the tall grass prarie http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=VMDZ5 GTQKhQ