south carolina’s rivers and lakes
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South Carolina’s
Rivers and
Lakes
South Carolina’s
Rivers and
Lakes 3-1.2: Describe the location and characteristics of significant features of South Carolina, including landforms; river systems such as the Pee Dee River Basin, the Santee River Basin, the Edisto River Basin, and the Savannah River Basin; major cities; and climate regions.
Prior KnowledgePrior Knowledge• Think about what a river is (what it
looks like, what it is made of, what they are used for, names of any rivers)
• Turn to your “elbow partners” when the signal is given to discuss with them what you have thought of.
• Let’s get together as a group, after your discussion time, to talk about your information.
• Now, let’s read from our Social Studies Weekly newspaper to get more information before moving on!
What are we going to be doing today?What are we going to be doing today?
• Today, you will be expected to:– Follow the PowerPoint with your study guide
and fill in the missing words or descriptions.– Watch clips from Discovery Education about
rivers in our state.– View a short PowerPoint with photographs
of the river systems we are learning about today.
– Participate in a SmartBoard activity in which we label the river systems in South Carolina.
– Complete your own map of the river systems and compare two rivers of your choosing.
River SystemsRiver Systems• 1. A river system is comprised of a
number of smaller rivers that join into one main river.
River Systems, ContinuedRiver Systems, Continued
• 2. In South Carolina, we have four major river systems.– A. The Savannah River system– B. The Edisto River system– C. The Santee River system– D. The Pee Dee River system
Missouri RiverPee Dee River
The River Systems, ContinuedThe River Systems, Continued
• 3. The Savannah River– A. The Savannah River forms the
western border of the state with Georgia.– B. ______________________________– ______________________________
C. Savannah River System
The River Systems, ContinuedThe River Systems, Continued
• 4. The Edisto River system– A. _______________________________– B. _______________________________– C. _______________________________
The Edisto River System
The River Systems, ContinuedThe River Systems, Continued
• 5. The Santee River System– A. _______________________________– B. _______________________________– C.__________
The Santee River
The Pee Dee River SystemThe Pee Dee River System
• 6. The Pee Dee River system– A. _______________________________– B. _______________________________– C. _______________________________
The Pee Dee River
South Carolina’s LakesSouth Carolina’s Lakes
• 1. All of South Carolina’s major lakes
are man-made.– A. They are made by damming up a
river.– B. Some of the smaller lakes are made by
cutting trees in an area and damming up creeks.
– C. There are 11 major lakes in South Carolina.• i. There are Lake Jocassee, Lake Murray, and
Lake Marion, for example.
South Carolina’s LakesSouth Carolina’s Lakes
Lake Marion
Lake Murray
South Carolina’s LakesSouth Carolina’s Lakes
Lake Jocassee
Lake Russell
Let’s Have Some FUN!!Let’s Have Some FUN!!
The Pee Dee River BasinThe Santee River BasinThe Edisto River Basin
The Savannah River Basin
Let’s look at river
systems!