Lesson 1 How to Begin a
River Study
- Teacher Notes
- Teacher Presentation 1.1:
Freshwater Demonstration
- Teacher Presentation 1.2:
Geography's Five Themes
- Student Information 1.1:
The Hydrologic Cycle
- Student Activity 1.2:
Your Rivers Geography Notebook
- Student Activity 1.3:
Keeping a Journal
- Student Activity 1.4:
Analyzing Articles About Rivers
- Student Assessment 1.5: A
River Collage
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Lesson 2 Where is the
River?
- Teacher Notes
- Teacher Presentation 2.1:
Case Study of the Spoon River Watershed
- Teacher Guide for Student
Activity 2.3: Location of Watersheds
- Student Information 2.1:
River Systems
- Student Information 2.2
Map Scale, Direction, and Location
- Student Activity 2.3:
Location of of Watersheds
- Student Assessment 2.4:
Relating Location to River Characteristics
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Lesson 3 What Are the
Characteristics of the River?
- Teacher Notes
- Teacher Presentation 3.1:
Place Charaxteristics over Time
- Teacher Guide for Student
Activity 3.5: Topographic Maps and Place Characteristics
- Student Information 3.1:
Place Characteristics of Rivers
- Student Activity 3.2:
Place Characteristics- Vocabulary
- Student Information 3.3:
Topographic Maps
- Student Activity 3.4:
Contour Lines
- Student Activity 3.5:
Topographic Maps and Place Characteristics
- Student Assessment 3.6:
Sketching a Map
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Lesson 4 How is the River
or Stream Site Related to Other Places?
- Teacher Notes
- Teacher Guide for Student
Activity 4.2: Tracing the History of a Local Family
- Student Information 4.1:
Geneology Research and Community History
- Student Activity 4.2:
Tracing the History of a Local Family
- Student Information 4.3:
Movement and Cultural Diffusion
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Lesson 5 How Do Humans
Interact With the River?
- Teacher Notes
- Teachers Guide for
Student Activity 5.3: Simulation of Environmental Decision
Making
- Student Information 5.1:
Human Modifications of the River
- Student Information 5.2:
Making Decisions About the River
- Student Activity 5.3:
Simulation of Environmental Decisionmaking
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Lesson 6 What Can Be
Learned From a Field Study?
- Teacher Notes
- Teacher Information 6.1:
Field Study Guidelines
- Teacher Guide for Student
Activity 6.3: River Field Study
- Student Information 6.1:
Safety Guidelines and Contract
- Student Information 6.2:
Field Study an the Geographic Process
- Student Activity 6.3:
River Field Study
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Lesson 7 How is Your River
or Stream Location Unique?
- Teacher Notes
- Student Information 7.1:
The Region
- Student Assessment 7.2:
River or Stream Brochure
- Student Activity 7.3:
Evaluating Your River or Stream Brochure
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Appendix A Unit-End
Assessments
- Teacher Notes for
Assessments
- Student Assessment:
Portfolio
- Student Assessment:
Creating a Geographic Presentation
- Student Assessment:
Rivers Geography (Multiple Choice)
- Challenge Project:
Telecommunications
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Appendix B Answers
Appendix C Resources
Appendix B The National
Geography Standards
Glossary
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