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- 6th - 12th
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Students use the Internet to research current and past snowpack levels and river gauging station readings. They determine the relationship between snowpack and river flow. They predict future river flow. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students describe where they "see" the Mississippi River on their mental map. Next they are to list as many places found along the Mississippi as they can. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students develop the concepts of flood stage, levees, floodplain, and the dynamics of river flooding. They construct river models and test various flow rates and volumes. This lesson has an excellent experiment for students to do. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students use a state map of Arkansas to locate the principal rivers of the state. They discuss what types of activities they have done on a river. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the internet to explore the Indus River Valley. They view a video about the civilization that settled there. They create an ancient record of the information they gather. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students cut out puzzle pieces and create a healthy river by putting the pieces together in a logical order on construction paper. Students begin by placing the "source" piece at the start of the river and the "mouth" piece at the end, then sort other pieces into categories. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students explore and explain their connection to rivers through watersheds. They break into three groups. Each group needs: Blue enamel paint, Miniature objects to simulate a model river system, modeling clay, Tempera paint, Toothpicks and construction paper, sheet or plywood and water. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students are able to explain that there are pollutants in the Anacostia River, what these pollutants can cause, and how to prevent further pollution. They examine the impacts that the pollutants of the Anacostia River could have on their personal health. Students comprehend the meaning of a system, ad how order and organization tie into the idea of an ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students identify major rivers of the world by the location of their sources, their mouths, and/or other significant details of their courses. They work in teams with a game board, when the river is identified. They circle the appropriate point value and record the name of the team which first recognized it. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students evaluate and interpret flood data from Central Texas. They list the tributaries that feed into the Guadalupe River and explain why is it important to include the tributaries in a discussion of the river, especially a discussion about flooding. Full Review »
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