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- 10th
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Students experience a hands-on field sampling experience in environmental science. They get involved with making presentations at public meetings, the annual River Congress, and any other forum for discussion of a river and its health. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine the role of rivers in Asia. They discover how people in the region depend on the river for food. They also examine the role the rivers play on the country as a whole and other countries. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students use historical research with primary sources to learn why the Mississippi River was important to Red Wing. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students discuss how urban rivers have shaped the region in which they live. They research river geology and ecology. They examine a case study of life and living along the Delaware River. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how rivers are used in our modern world. They create and analyze a large class mural of a river illustrating the ways rivers are used by people and wildlife, and write an essay on how rivers should be used and why. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the development and history of various rivers in their state and conduct research about a specific river. They read and discuss a handout, and complete a river biography that includes birth information, location and description, a century report, personal interview, and an epitaph in the form of a cinquain poem. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students listen to the story, A River Ran Wild and respond to it in their journals. On a state road map, they locate rivers and cities near them. They make maps of their states, labeling rivers and cities. Then they write what they know about rivers in their journals. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students participate in a reading circle as a means of studying river-related poetry. They meet in small groups to discuss provided poems about the Mississippi River and use written or drawn notes to guide their part of the discussion. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students read or have the book A River Ran Wild read to them. They discuss and reflect on the messagespresented in the book. Students use their listening comprehensionskills to draw conclusions. Students articulate several examples of how people have had both positive and negative impacts on rivers Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize that the Mississippi River has made its mark on the country's geography, commerce, and literature. They select books to skim and write a summary of the book. In addition, they present their book talks to the class. Full Review »
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