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Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio Stream Management Guide: Natural Stream Processes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed and technical information and diagrams concerning stream formation, channel shapes, erosional process, and stream management.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Rivers and Streams

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Rivers & Streams of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Gulf of Maine Aquarium: Streams

For Students 4th - 8th
This site provides extensive information about streams. It gives an in-depth look at what a stream is, the kinds of wildlife that live by streams, and things we can do to protect and prevent pollution of streams.
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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 Learning Media: North American Rivers and Their Widths

For Students 3rd - 5th
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...
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Rivers and Streams

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Evergreen Project profiles the natural history of rivers and streams. Topics include watersheds, how a stream becomes a river, erosion, water pollution, and the like.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs Earth's Water: Rivers and the Landscape

For Students 3rd - 8th
Describes the formation of rivers and the transport of soil and sediment. Links to related material is provided within the text.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Streams and Rivers Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about streams and rivers. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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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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Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Rivers and Lakes

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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US Geological Survey

Earth's Water: Rivers and Streams

For Students 3rd - 8th
The USGS explains the definition of a river and how a river is supplied with water. Included is a cross section of a river. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

Ovec: Stream Formation and Erosion

For Students 3rd - 8th
A detailed description of stream formation and the erosion process that occurs.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Streams and Rivers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Features of streams and rivers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Streams and Rivers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Features of streams and rivers.
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The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Streams and Rivers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about stream and river ecosystems. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: River Rewilding: Advanced Water Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit, students will try to improve stream quality and reduce human impacts by taking action.This Advanced Water Quality unit is packaged into three smaller parts: Part 1: Stream Habitat Assessment; Part 2: Macroinvertebrate...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Stream

For Students 9th - 10th
This article presents information on streams and various terminology associated with streams. In the article, the difference between intermittent and blue-line streams are discussed. Also, the difference between first-, second-, third-,...
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: River and Stream Pollution

For Students 3rd - 5th
What makes our rivers and streams dirty? This brief overview discusses the causes of pollution in rivers and streams and how to solve it.
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NASA

Nasa: Live From Mars

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan from NASA that reinforces the concept of stream or river formation, the stages of river formation, and the development of meanders.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Flow Characteristics of the Crow River

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students make observations of a local river, and then formulate a question. Then, through guided inquiry, construct, conduct, and collect data on a question they wish to research. Students keep a field journal of their observations,...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Measuring Discharge and Flow in the Rum River

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners will travel to a small stream and make predictions regarding stream discharge at the point bar and cut bank. They will make conclusions about how velocity affects erosion and discharge.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Rivers and Streams

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about Rivers and Streams through this educational resource. This site features photographs, a description, fun facts, and more about this type of freshwater ecosystem.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Streamgages Measuring Pulse of Our Nation's Rivers [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on the importance and use of a streamgage to measure and record the water level in a river.

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