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Locating the Salt Front
Learners use Hudson River salinity data to create a line
graph that shows the location of the salt front, and use math
skills to explore how this location varies over time. They use the graph to estimate the location of the salt front...
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The Five Finger Exercise
Students understnad the importance of keeping our rivers and streams pollution free by remembering the major rivers of northeast Kansas. The see how the rivers contain particles of every substance that drains into them.
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Lotic Environment Lesson Plans
Students create and conduct experiments on a "classroom river habitat." They manipulate the biotic and abiotic factors so that they are able to compare an artificially prepared river model to a naturally occurring lotic ecosystem.
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The Pros and Cons of Dams
Students investigate the use of dams on rivers in order to manage water uses in particular the Flathead River and Lake. They make presentations about dam management and write a persuasive paper on the issue. If possible they visit the...
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Tracking the Salt Front
Students manipulate Hudson River salt front data from October 2004 -
September 2005 to locate the high and low points of the salt front for each month, They determine the range for each month, determine the modal range for each month,...
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Lotic Environment
Students assemble a classroom river model as an example of a lotic system. They control and measure biotic and abiotic information for the in-class system and compare data with a lotic system in a natural environment.
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Map on the Wall
Students examine the Ogallala aquifer water storage facility, identify rivers that refill the aquifer, and locate major cities near by. Students make maps of the area.
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Flood!
Students construct a model of a river system. Students observe the effects caused by water rushing through riverbanks and across plains. They predict what will happen when levees are added to the model. Students test their hypothesis.
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Exploring BC Through Mapping
In this mapping worksheet, students use an atlas or map to locate and label the rivers, mountains, lakes, and cities in British Columbia.
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A Coin Out of Water
Students examine the Michigan state quarter and identify land and water on the quarter. They locate the Great Lakes and other bodies of water on a map. They compare and contrast streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans.
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What is the Value?
Students formulate estimations of the distribution of people and wildlife in the Nashua River Valley over a period of 300 years. They listen to the book, "A River Ran Wild," identify and record the names of the groups of people who...
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Fish Communities in the Hudson
In this Hudson River instructional activity, students read about fish communities in the river and complete related graph and comprehension activities.
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Finding My Way
Students determine a route from their home to the Stones River National Battlefield. In this map work lesson plan, students use a detailed city map of Murfreesboro to locate a route to the Stones River National Battlefield. They follow...
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A Stinking Smelly Sewer
Students create a timeline of events that occurred in the Nashua River Valley as presented in the book, "A River Ran Wild." They write a description of a selected time period on an index card for a class timeline, and write a letter to...
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A Geography and Ecology Lesson for Grades 4-7
Pupils explore many of the unusual geographical features of the Amazon River region, and explain the importance of preserving the tropical rainforest.
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Wellington Fault Field Trip
Students take a field trip to Harcourt Park in California to view the results of river erosion and an active fault line. In this science lesson plan, students go to different parts of the park to discuss the results.
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Map of the Ottawa Valley
Young scholars locate Ottawa Valley on a map. They then answer questions in reference to the map such as: What was the first use of timber in the Ottawa Valley?, What occurred first in Gatineau?, and On the Ontario side of Ottawa River,...
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Waterworks
Students investigate the water quality of a river. In this water quality lesson plan, students use microscopes, probing devices, and global positioning systems to determine water quality and create presentations on it.
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The Cost of Telling the Truth
Students examine Leopold's Land Ethic involving illegal river dumping. They consider the dilemmas of the case study and share their ideas for a solution using group discussion and individual answers.
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Geography
Second graders explore the major rivers of Arkansas. They locate the major rivers in Arkansas on a state map. Students discuss how water is used in the region and the state of Arkansas.
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Deposition
In this earth science worksheet, students study the diagram on the sheet and describe the river valley. Then they list the main type of work done by the river at a specific stage. Students also explain the formation of the floodplain.
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Deerfield Debates Its Future: What Constitutes Progress?
Young scholars explore the many resources that one can use to explore a community, the Colonial Revival movement, and how the industry and technology reshaped life in Deerfield the Connecticut River Valley.
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Making Bar Graphs
In this bar graph worksheet, students answer short answer questions about bar graphs. Students answer 1 question about a bar graph about a cat, and 3 questions about a bar graph about U.S. rivers.
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The Grand Canyon
Fourth graders study the Grand Canyon. They research the Grand Canyon and locate the Colorado River on the map of Arizona. They discuss erosion and read how sedimentary rock was formed. They view photographs of the Grand Canyon and...
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