Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Geology of the Credit River at Hidden Valley Park
For this earth science lesson, young scholars investigate the characteristics of the Credit River in an interdisciplinary inquiry based investigation. They will determine the speed the water moves, identify rocks and sediments in the...
National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Nagt: Variable Rivers
In this activity young scholars will test amount of water, velocity and steepness of a tabletop riverbed to see how it affects a river's depth, width, and delta size.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Benthic Marcoinvertebrates to Determine Biodiversity in a River
In this investigation of macroinvertebrates, students will build rock baskets and place them in various parts of a river to collect insects. Students will group insects according to their pollution tolerance and use the PTI to determine...
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Nc Department of Energy and Natural Resources: River Basin Riddler Cards
Cut out the fact cards to make a river basin trivia game. Assign points to each of the facts and hold a class competition. Can also be downloaded from here as a PDF file that includes score cards.
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Virtual Courseware Project: Geology Labs on Line: Virtual River: River Discharge
Learn the basics of rivers in this interactive tutorial.
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Maine Outdoors: Canoeing in Maine: River Dangers
This site from MaineOutdoors.com gives some dangers that can occur on the river when canoeing or kayaking.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: World Rivers
Study the world rivers like the Nile, Amazon, Yangtze, Mississippi, Lena, Yellow, and Congo Rivers on this website.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rivers
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches about the journey from source to sea about rivers and identifies relevant vocabulary supported by photographs.
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Chebucto: Soil & Water Conservation Society of Halifax
This site provides statistical information about rivers all around the world. Stats include mean discharge, drainage area, and length.
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State of California Department of Water Resources
This site discusses how the state of California is protecting their rivers and streams from contamination
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Is River and Stream Erosion?
Learn about several different aspects of river and stream erosion.
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Live Science: What Is a Jet Stream?
Jet streams are like rivers of wind high above in the atmosphere. These slim strips of strong winds have a huge influence on climate, as they can push air masses around and affect weather patterns.
Science Struck
Science Struck: How Rivers Are Formed
Discusses how rivers form and the different types of rivers.
NASA
Nasa: Ganges River Delta
View a satellite image of the Ganges river delta. Click on the image to see a more detailed picture.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Freshwater Biome
Kids learn about the freshwater aquatic biome. Ecosystems such as rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, wetlands, swamps, and bogs.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Hands on Experiments to Test for Acid Mine Drainage
Fifteen short experiments which test acid mine damage to the streams, rivers, and creek ecosystems surrounding it.
NASA
Nasa: Colorado River Delta
A satellite image from NASA of the Colorado River Delta, located in Northern Mexico. Follow the links for more detailed images.
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Alberta Riparian Habitat Management: Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks [Pdf]
Protecting Shorelines & Streambanks - Naturally explains the critical importance of healthy shorelines for preventing soil erosion and filtering out pollutants. It looks specifically at riparian areas, such as those in Alberta, which...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Real Time Water Data for the Nation
This interactive map of the US allows you to select among numerous streams and rivers to determine their current flow rate.
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Pollution Probe: Mercury in the Environment [Pdf]
High levels of mercury exposure can cause birth defects, permanent brain or kidney damage, and/or death. This resource focuses on the impacts of mercury in the environment. Learn how mercury can reap havoc on lakes and other aquatic...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lessons on River Ecosystems
Two lessons are designed to provide students with understanding the broad characteristics of a local environmental system and how understanding the system helps inform policy-making about future system sustenance.
Center for Educational Technologies
Nasa: Classroom of the Future: Spheres: Hydrosphere
Use this site to learn about the millions and trillions of gallons of water that covers the earth, known as the hydrosphere.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Freshwater Ecosystems
A reference page describing freshwater ecosystems, lakes, ponds, and rivers.
Rice University
Museums Teaching Planet Earth: Hydrosphere
This tutorial looks at the hydrosphere, that component of the earth that is liquid water such as rivers, streams, oceans, and so on.
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