Objectives
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Students will identify river vocabulary as it applies to Red River. Students will develop awareness of the scope of Red River.
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Standards Addressed
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Science in personal & social perspectives: populations, resources, & environments. |
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Worksheet for scavanger hunt w/facts to find (in progress), clipboards, pencils, crayons w/o wrapper (for rubbings).
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Time Requirement
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30 min for bridge/20 min for park/30 min pontoon ride |
Procedure/outline
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Take students to new main avenue bridge (Red River) between Fargo-Mhd. As students walk across bridge they scavange for answers about Red River - length, elevations, towns it runs through, depth, etc, source, headwaters, down river. Students make rubbings of at least 3 towns Red River flows through. |
Modifications/Adaptions/ Extensions
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"A Step in Time" pg 1 Healthy Water Healthy People Water Quality Educators Guide can be used before to teach river vocabulary as well as map skills. Schedule a slide show by Mark Piehl on history of transportion on Red River at Clay County Historical Society. |
Assessment
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Students should find correct information for 75% of Scavanger Hunt. |
Other Comments
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Info may be also found in "A River Flows North". MN DNR's Red River of the North, a canoe & boating guide (found on Kiosk by museum parking lot and/or on Internet. |
