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Page 1: Susanna House.  Content Area: Science  Grade Level: 3  Summary: The purpose of this power point is to help students learn to identify five major United

MAJOR U.S. RIVERSSusanna House

Page 2: Susanna House.  Content Area: Science  Grade Level: 3  Summary: The purpose of this power point is to help students learn to identify five major United

Content Area: Science

Grade Level: 3

Summary: The purpose of this power point is to help students learn to

identify five major United States rivers.

Learning Objective: Given informative slides as well as a video clip, the

students will be able to identify five major United States rivers with 100%

accuracy.

Content Standard: Standard 7 – The Earth Major geologic events that

occur over eons or brief moments in time continually shape and reshape the

surface of the Earth, resulting in continuous global change.

Accomplishment: Use information and illustrations to identify five of the

United States major rivers.

SPI 0307.7.1 Classify landforms and bodies of water according to their

geological features and identify them on a map.

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Page 3: Susanna House.  Content Area: Science  Grade Level: 3  Summary: The purpose of this power point is to help students learn to identify five major United

How many of you have ever crossed over a river? Have you ever gone fishing or swimming in a river? Do you know what major river we live by?

Things to think about during video clip

What states does the river touch? What part of the country is it located in?

Be ready to use your pencil and paper to take notes during the video clip.

United states rivers

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Where do you think it begins? What part of our country is it considered to

be in? Have any of you ever traveled that far?

COLORADO RIVER

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Do you know any states this river touches? What area of the country is it considered to

be in? Have any of you ever traveled to this part of

the country?

HUDSON RIVER

Page 7: Susanna House.  Content Area: Science  Grade Level: 3  Summary: The purpose of this power point is to help students learn to identify five major United

What are some of the states the Mississippi River goes through?

What part of the country is it considered to be in?

How many of you have ever traveled there? Does anyone recognize this picture?

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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Can you tell me anything about the Ohio River?

What part of the country is it in? How many of you have ever been to this

part of the country?

OHIO RIVER

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What recreational activity is the Rio Grande known for?

What area of the country is it in? Have any of you ever traveled to this area?

RIO GRANDE RIVER

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How does it all work?

UNITED STATES RIVERS

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Our rivers provide drinking water

They provide irrigation water

Transportation

Electrical power

Drainage

Food

Recreation

HOW DO WE UTILIZE OUR RIVERS?

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WHERE’S THAT RIVER?

LET’S PLAY

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• In this lesson, the students will have learned five of the major U.S. rivers.

• They will be able to identify the rivers on a map and their geographic location.

• The students will have taken notes on each of the rivers from the lesson.

• They will have played an interactive game each taking a turn locating one on the Smart Board.

• The students will have revisited their knowledge of the water cycle and its connection to our rivers.

conclusion