Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal

Water Cycle & Watersheds Adventure Pack

Across the vast waters of Lake Baikal, the water system is falling out of balance.

Evaporation rates are spiking. Condensation is forming in the wrong layers of the atmosphere. Runoff is misdirected, and groundwater pathways are shifting beneath the surface. Ari Raider has detected a disruption in the water cycle and needs explorers to restore the flow before the basin destabilizes.

In Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal, students are dropped into a high-stakes Earth science mission at the deepest freshwater lake in the world. By learning how evaporation, condensation, and precipitation drive the water cycle, how infiltration feeds groundwater, and how watersheds guide runoff into collection basins, explorers must rebuild the system and stabilize the flow.

This adventure blends foundational Earth systems concepts with story, exploration, and optional hands-on discovery.

About This Adventure Pack

Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal is designed for elementary explorers and connects directly to an interactive online adventure.

Students can complete the Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal adventure online for free, including access to free printable trading cards that match this experience. The online adventure delivers the full learning and story-driven mission without requiring a physical kit.

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For families or classrooms that want to extend the experience, this Adventure Pack adds a hands-on excavation and collectible cards that bring the water mission into the physical world.

The learning experience is the same whether students use the physical pack or not. The pack simply adds a tactile, collectible layer to the adventure.

What This Adventure Covers

Each Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal Adventure Pack explores core water cycle and watershed concepts, including:

• Evaporation – Liquid water changing into water vapor
• Condensation – Water vapor cooling into liquid droplets
• Precipitation – Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, or hail
• Collection – Water gathering in oceans, lakes, and rivers
• Runoff – Water flowing over land into bodies of water
• Infiltration – Water soaking into the ground
• Groundwater – Water stored beneath Earth’s surface
• Transpiration – Water released from plant leaves into the air
• Watershed – An area of land that drains into a common body of water

Each topic appears naturally within the adventure and is required to move the story forward, reinforcing learning through exploration rather than memorization.

What’s Inside the Pack

• Adventure-Filled Field Pack (6×9 Adventure Pouch)
• Adventure Mission Card
• Interactive Online Adventure
• Knowledge Card Pack
• Mystery Dig Kit
• Dig Stick Tool
• Cleaning Wipe
• Mystery Collectible Specimen (Gemlet)
• Gemlet Storage Container
• Excavating Adventures Sticker

Why Kids Love It

Tracking storms over Siberia, mapping watersheds, restoring groundwater flow, and uncovering a real mystery specimen makes learning feel like piloting a research mission across the world’s deepest lake.

Why Teachers and Parents Love It

Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal supports elementary Earth science standards through clear explanations of the water cycle, watershed systems, and Earth’s interconnected processes. The adventure works for whole-class instruction, science centers, small groups, or independent learning — with or without the physical pack.

Free Adventure Option

Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal is also available online for free, including free printable trading cards that align directly with this adventure. No purchase is required to participate.

This reflects our mission at Excavating Adventures: to make engaging, story-driven adventures accessible to everyone.

👉 Explore the free Baikal Basin at Lake Baikal adventure here:
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