Ribbons of Life--Rivers

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will create a model of a river system and learn different geographic vocabulary associated with such systems. They will then map the model they created. They will learn the effect water flow has on the earth’s surface.
Author: 
Carol Franklin
Grade Range: 
1-2
Duration: 
3 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets
application/pdf iconPhysical Landforms 1st Grade map
application/pdf iconPhysical Landforms 2nd Grade map
application/pdf iconPhysical Landforms 3rd Grade map
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future