Central Arizona Project: A Story About Water

GeoHistory
GeoMath
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will learn how the Colorado River water is allocated between the southwestern states with an emphasis on the Arizona allocation. Students can then predict what might happen to these allocations in the future.
Author: 
Kathryn Anderson
Grade Range: 
6
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconThe Central Arizona Project map
application/pdf iconSouthwest Topography and Rivers map
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessment, and Answer Key
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
5: Environment and Society
National Geography Standards: 
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future