University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: All Star River Explorers
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,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: North American Rivers and Their Widths
Rivers are essential to any society. They provide fresh water, recreation, and transportation. Students will analyze the distribution and relationship among North American rivers using this map from NASA. Background information and...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Rivers of Destiny
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...
BBC
Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Rivers and Streams
Take a close-up look at the world of rivers and streams and discover what lives there and where you can find them through pictures, news, descriptions, and external links.
Other
Welcome to the Great River Road: Mississippi River
Educational information on the Mississippi River can be found under Mississippi River Facts. Clicking on that heading provides facts on the history and people as well as all the factoids requested from students doing reports.
Nature Conservancy
Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Rivers and Lakes
A comprehensive exploration of rivers and lakes, their importance to biodiversity and to humans, how we use them, threats they face, and what is being done to conserve them.
Other
Icpdr: Ships and Environment to Share Danube River
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...
PBS
Pbs: Journey to Planet Earth: Rivers of Destiny
Journey to four major river systems - the Mississippi, Amazon, Jordan and Mekong rivers - and take a look at the challenges happening to the people whose livelihood hinges around them.
National Geographic
National Geographic: A River Puzzle
Use this lesson plan from National Geographic Education to explore rivers and their watersheds, using where they live as an example. Necessary vocabulary for the lesson is included as well as a puzzle for students to figure out that...
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: "Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The information passage "Zebra Mussels and the Hudson River" focuses on the Hudson River ecosystem and how the introduction of Zebra Mussels would impact it. A Step Read, an easier version of the...
PBS
Pbs: River Rewilding: Grand River Restoration and Revitalization Project
A unit for students to look at the economic opportunities associated with a river. Students will explore the Grand River Revitalization & Restoration Project. In this unit, they will also learn about two species impacted by the...
PBS
Pbs: River Rewilding: Evaluating Impacts on Ecosystems and Communities
A units that follow a community as they work through Grand River Revitalization Efforts. Investigate how these efforts impacts the social, economic, historic, and biology of the Grand River.
The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Streams and Rivers
Learn about stream and river ecosystems. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: Oasis in the Desert: Navigating Peace in the Okavango River Basin
This article from the Woodrow Wilson Center tells about the cooperation among three African countries in managing the Okavango River Basin for the good of everyone. Links to other websites. (May 14, 2004)
Other
Great Canadian Rivers: Louis Riel: Rebel of the Red
Great Canadian Rivers: Louis Riel: Rebel of the Red
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Salinity and Tides in York River
In this learning activity, students explore tides and salinity from tidal freshwater to high salinity conditions along the York River estuary. They learn how salinity changes with an incoming and outgoing tide, observing the dynamics of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Saving Crystal River
Explore the effects that an invasive species can have on the environment. In this interactive instructional activity, middle schoolers learn how Lyngbya, a destructive form of algae, is creating environmental problems for the plants and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Hudson River School
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Hudson River School.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: North American River Otter
Meet the North American River Otter and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: River Ecology
In this lesson plan students are required to simulate activities that can affect a water source, such a river as it flows from one place to another within a community.
Read Works
Read Works: Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes by Linda Ruggieri
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage focuses on bodies of water including oceans, rivers, and lakes including explaining how the oceans get salty. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet for the word "vent" are...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Stocking Rivers With Trout
This inquiry looks at fish farming and the management of trout by state environmental resource specialists in Colorado. Students will practice working with data generated from a statewide citizen science project called River Watch of...
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Colorado River Toad
Meet the Colorado River Toad and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Rivers & Streams of the World
A great site from The Evergreen Project that provides information about watersheds, how a stream becomes a river, when rivers run into the ocean, longest rivers of the world and much more. There are also other sections of this site that...
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