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- 6th - 8th
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Students propose the construction or abolilition of a dam in their hometown by thinking objectively and critically about issues affecting the futures of rivers. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the geographical features of their State as they learn the names and locations of rivers within NC and see and state the relationship between rivers and potential economic development in a land. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the characteristics of a healthy river and choose a nearby stream to analyze. They test the water quality and observe the health of plants and animals living in the immediate habitat. Students write a lab report giving their findings and recommendations for continued health of the river. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine pressures on the Pascagoula River and the danger that Mississippi may lose a natural treasure before residents grasp its value and appreciate the potential for long-term benefit. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine rivers and how they affect the people living around them. They read a chapter in their science text, take a virtual river tour online, read a background information story, and in pairs describe the changes in the Los Angeles River basin. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify the three purposes of rivers. They use picture cards to help them sequence the steps of the water cycle. They examine what types of animals live in a river as well. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students examine how river travel affected the Lewis and Clark expedition. They define gravity, slope, and velocity, conduct a river formations experiment, complete an activity sheet, and watch a video about Lewis and Clark. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use maps to locate and label the major rivers of North and South America. Using the internet, they identify forests, grasslands, mountain ranges and other landforms on the continents as well. They compare and contrast the lengths of the Amazon, Mississippi and other river systems. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the importance of the Platte River to the state of Nebraska. They investigate the river's historical, social, economic, and political importance to the development of Nebraska. Students explore the ecosystem of the river. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students study how rivers are an important source of economic value to the states. They examine the great system of sending and receiving goods and by the end learn of its shortfalls and decline. This was due to rail ways being cheaper modes of transportation Full Review »
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