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United States Map- Rivers

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars learn about rivers. For this maps lesson, students describe rivers and what human activities take place in a river. Young scholars use a map to locate the rivers in the United States.
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Questions About Rivers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate rivers. In this geography lesson, students work in cooperative groups to read about rivers from articles they have collected. Students form questions using Bloom's Taxonomy as a guide.
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Issues About Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the environmental issues of rivers. For this river lesson, students collaborate to create a concept mat pertaining to environmental issues regarding the Tangipahoa River.
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Rivers Cloze Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cloze activity activity, students use their reading comprehension skills to fill in the 16 blanks in a 1-page reading selection about rivers. A word bank in provided.
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Rivers Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this rivers crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 21 clues to identify the correct river-related words that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Rivers Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this rivers crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 14 clues to identify the correct river terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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World Rivers

For Students 6th - 10th
In this world rivers activity, students match 20 major world cities on the left side of the sheet to the rivers that they lie on found on the right side of the sheet.
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Rivers and Coasts: Where Rivers Meet the Coast

For Students 5th - 6th
In this map making worksheet, students cut out the images of the bird, mobile home, and power plant. Students place each image along the river or coastline based on their research of rivers and coastlines.
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Rivers and Coasts: People and Rivers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science and geography worksheet, students fill in a graphic organizer with information from a web site. They record river usage, the good effects on the environment, and the detrimental effects on the environment.
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Rivers and Coasts: How Do Rivers Change?

For Students 5th
In this science and geography worksheet, students fill in a graphic organizer to explain how rivers change due to transportation, erosion, and deposition. They match a picture to each process to aid them in writing the explanation.
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Bellwork for Week 12

For Students 7th - 9th
In this bellwork learning exercise, students answer questions about the rivers of Missouri, the parts of the water cycle, and they fill in a groundwater diagram.
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Freshwater on Earth

For Students 8th
In this freshwater on Earth worksheet, 8th graders color and complete 2 graphs as described in the given information. First, they color the non-drinkable water portion red and the freshwater portion blue in the top graph. Then, students...
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The Birmingham River System

For Students 4th - 7th
After a lesson on geography and the features of a river, students view a map of the Birmingham river system, which is in England. They are then asked to label 4 features on the map.
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Rivers Of The World

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the river names and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Delightful Directions

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and demonstrate how symbols and models are used to represent features of the environment. They identify the directions on a map as east, west, north, and south. Finally, 1st graders play a direction game, move to...
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The History of Your Chicago River

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the history of the Chicago River. In groups, they identify the problems of the watershed and develop possible solutions. As a class, they examine the importance of the river to the Chicago area by reading a story. To...
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What is a Watershed?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a classroom size model of a landscape to define the concept of a river watersheds. They spread crumbled newspapers around the floor to simulate different elevations then cover the whole landscape with a sheet. They pour...
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From Lazy River To Deep Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student investigate the lock and dam system of the Mississippi River by creating one for the class to observe. The experiment is completed in conjunction with research bring compiled from different resources for a research project.
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River Reading Circle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in a reading circle as a means of studying river-related poetry. They meet in small groups to discuss provided poems about the Mississippi River and use written or drawn notes to guide their part of the discussion.
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Climb a Mountain, Raft a River on Your Own Land

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the characteristics of a map. As a class, they discuss the uses of public lands in their community and develop symbols for each feature. They use the symbols to create a map showing the recreational uses of...
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Louisiana Purchase

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use maps to locate and describe the area purchased by the Louisiana Purchase. In groups, they write a letter to Thomas Jefferson in which they evaluate the topography, climate and geography of the land. They determine the land's...
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The Geographic Question

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of a river system. In groups, they discover how rivers are formed and how it flows. They discuss the relationship between the river system and people and develop ways to keep the river...
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Biography of a River

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the development and history of various rivers in their state and conduct research about a specific river. They read and discuss a handout, and complete a river biography that includes birth information, location and...
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Web of Life Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners participate in a web of life game. After reviewing new vocabulary, they play each round of the game and discuss the changes that occured in the last round. They are to survive in the game as long as possible given the...