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- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students research and map the Colorado River and its dams and predict the effects of a dam on an area. They suggest reasons a dam would be built and compare the Colorado River system with other major river systems within the US and around the world. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the importance of rivers. They conduct research on a select river, and develop a river biography that includes a century report, description, interviews, and an epitaph in the form of a Cinquain. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students name and locate states, major cities, major regions, major rivers, mountain ranges, the continental divide, and the major drainage basins in the United States. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students are able to explain the importance of the major mountain ranges and the major river systems in the development of the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They are able to analyze geographic factors that have influenced migration and settlement patterns and relate them to the economic development of the United States. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify five major rivers of Illinois using maps. In groups, they discover the power a river has and predict the future uses of the river and its tributaries. They discuss how the rivers affect their daily lives. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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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- 7th - 10th
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Students examine how rivers have impacted cities and countries through which they run, identify six major rivers of Northwest European countries, trace route of one river, and complete retrieval chart. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the topography of Idaho and the importance of surface water and drainage. using digital maps, they inspect the courses of major rivers, Yellowstone Hot Spots, and the natural landscaping of Pocatello. Students explore the flood of Bonneville and discuss the major changes in the landscape caused by the flood. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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In this rivers and streams worksheet, students explore how rivers and streams react with the environment. Students also study where the major rivers flow in their local areas. Activities are provided that help students visualize the erosion pattern caused by rivers.
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