Lesson plan
Rivers that Flow from the Continental Divide: The Journey of Two Rivers
GeoLiteracy
ELL
Description
In this lesson, students will trace a U.S. river from its source to its end (which is usually a mouth of the river) while learning that the Rocky Mountains serve as a continental divide. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse learners.Duration
2 class periodsAuthor
Andree
Charlson
Standards
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
15: How physical systems affect human systems
Teacher Instructions
CharlsonRiverT.pdf
(120.95 KB)
Student Materials
CharlsonRiverS.pdf
(100.85 KB)
CharlsonRiverSExt.pdf
(460.65 KB)
US-NAMES.pdf
(378.12 KB)
USRIVCD.pdf
(736.17 KB)
us-rivers.pdf
(543.14 KB)
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
CharlsonRiverELLV.pdf
(518.04 KB)
Supplemental Files
AZ6traitsRubric_Full.pdf
(114.76 KB)