Hydrology

• Not Like The Others: Rivers

  Students will research and analyze four rivers, finding at least one reason why each one is not like the others.

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  1. Research the Nile, Amazon, Mississippi, and Yangtze rivers and explain why each one is unique.

  2. Discover how the Nile flows northward, the Amazon has over a thousand tributaries, the Mississippi shaped the steamboat era, and the Yangtze powers the Three Gorges Dam.

• Precipitation Tournament

  Students will judge using criteria and determine which type of precipitation wins the tournament.

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  1. First, students work through the initial round of the tournament.

  2. Then, they complete the remaining rounds and decide on their winner!

• Notice, Wonder: Kuiseb

  This is probably the oldest desert on Earth. That river is its border.

• Notice, Wonder: Forest

  What do you notice? What do you wonder?

• Create A Civilization: The River

  Students will develop a realistic river for their civilization.