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 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 Classify landforms and bodies of water according to their geological features and identify them on a map.

 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.

 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?

 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?

 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?

 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?

 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?

How does it all work?

Our rivers provide drinking water They provide irrigation water Transportation Electrical power Drainage Food Recreation

 WHERE’S THAT RIVER?

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.