Students identify the effects of America's energy crisis on its rivers, and research the causes of problems on the top 13 threatened rivers. They write letters in support or against the proposed decrease in the Department of the Interior's budget.

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9th - 12th

Students examine the Tennessee River to see why it is still a major transportation artery in lieu of the age of modern transportation such as interstate highways, air cargo, and elaborate railway systems.

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7th

Students describe the changes that have affected the Missouri River over the past 200 years by identifying transformations in this area's atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. They research online in groups assigned to each topic.

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9th - 12th

Students examine the components of a river ecosystem. They discuss the picture and text from the book, "A River Ran Wild," and create a mobile of a river ecosystem using magazine pictures or original drawings.

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5th - 7th

Students research and write a story about an imaginary trip along the St. Johns River in Florida. They describe the things they would see as they travel north to Mayport, such as the physical appearance of the river, tributaries and specific plants, animals and people working or playing on or near the river.

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6th - 10th