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Icpdr: Ships and Environment to Share Danube River

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive analysis of the importance of the Danube River Basin and ways to balance human and ecological needs in the basin. The reason behind this study is the European Union's move to open shipping lanes in the Danube and...
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PBS

Pbs: Flood

For Students 9th - 10th
Flooding from rivers makes for rich soil, but it makes for difficult living conditions. This Nova site explores the advantages and disadvantages to living on the rivers of the world.
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PBS

Pbs: Life at the River's Edge

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the 100 year flood level and potential for reoccurance.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: All Star River Explorers

For Students 3rd - 5th
An interactive site to teach students how rivers are formed, how they change, and why they are important. Cross-curricular activities in language arts, math, science, social studies, and art, some of which include worksheets to download,...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Rivers of Destiny

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site explains the importance of rivers in the natural balance of life on Earth, and describes what happens when people begin to tamper with rivers. This will also help students identify options for dealing with the outcomes of human...
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NOAA

Noaa: The Great Usa Flood of 1993

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting abstract about the flood that hit the Midwest in 1993, one of the worst floods in United States History. Find out why the flood occurred, the damage, maps of the damage, charts, graphs, and statistics.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Fatal Flood

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a companion site to a documentary about a major flooding of the Mississippi River in 1927, where in Greenville, Mississippi, efforts to contain the river pitted the majority black population against an aristocratic...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What causes floods, their effects, and how to protect yourself from them.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Discovering Lewis & Clark: Cornfed River

For Students 9th - 10th
Article depicts Lewis and Clark's adventures in the Missouri river flood plain in 1804.
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Idaho State University

Idaho State University: Environmental Geology: Rivers and Flooding

For Students 9th - 10th
Recognize what physical characteristics create rivers on Earth's surface. Identify where floods occur and what makes them happen.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Flooding Exercises

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are taken through the steps involved in determining the probability that a flood of a given discharge will occur in any given year. Students retrieve discharge data from the USGS websites for Dry Creek, LA, Rapid Creek, SD and...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Minnesota River's Glacial History Near Henderson, Mn.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
While visiting three separate sites in or near the Minnesota River valley, students will question the deposition environment of rock types found and the creation of the valley itself. Students will discover find types of rock found far...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Erosion in Rivers

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars learn about water erosion through an experimental process in which small-scale buildings are placed along a simulated riverbank to experience a range of flooding conditions. They make model buildings either with a 3D...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Johnstown Flood

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the terrible destruction caused by the Johnstown Flood in May 1889.
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Read Works

Read Works: Li Bing and the Flooding

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a man who worked to keep the Min River from flooding. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Virtual Courseware Project: Geology Labs on Line: Virtual River

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about river processes like discharge, flooding, flood frequency, erosion, and deposition in this interactive tutorial. Tutorial includes interactive exercises and assessments.
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Internet Geography: Rivers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover rivers with this informative personal site containing helpful information and an easy-to-understand map illustrating the parts of a river. Learn about the negative effects of a river and some case study examples.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Permeable Pavement

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this activity, students investigate how different riparian ground covers, such as grass and pavement, affect river flooding. They learn about permeable and impermeable materials through the measurement how much water is absorbed by...
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Cmc: Mysteries of Egypt: Nile River & Desert

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource provides great pictures of the Nile River and surrounding desert with some description of this unique geography. Very interesting and informative.
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Waimakariri River

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells about the Waimakariri River and the efforts to manage it to keep it from flooding. Site contains maps as well as tells where the river originates.
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New World Encyclopedia: Missouri River

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the Missouri River is discussed in detail. Its location, physical characteristics, and major tributaries are covered.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Floodplain Modeling

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the impact of changing river volumes and different floodplain terrain in experimental trials with table top-sized riverbed models. The models are made using modeling clay in aluminum baking pans placed on a slight...
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Other

Saudio Aramco World: The Last Nile Flood

For Students 9th - 10th
An article regarding the yearly flooding of the Nile River.
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PBS

Nova: The River's Gift

For Students 9th - 10th
Floods do serve a purpose. Find out why farms are often grown on flood plains.

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