A River Full of Fun! Subject: Science Grade: K-2, 3-5, 6-8

Brief Description

Students complete hands-on activities and experiments with a river theme.

Objectives

Students

• discuss general information about rivers
• follow directions correctly
• complete experiments and activities related to rivers.

Keywords

activities, experiments, river, water

Materials Needed

See individual activities for the specific materials needed.

Lesson Plan

Discuss general information about rivers.
Have students work together to complete the following activities.

• Crumple Your Own Watershed (This is a PDF file. If needed, download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the activity.)
• Go With the Flow Activity
• Things You Can Do At Home & In the Classroom

Assessment

Evaluate students' participation and skill in following directions correctly.

Lesson Plan Source

Education World

Submitted By

Lois Lewis

National Standards

Language Arts:
  NL-ENG.K-12.1
  NL-ENG.K-12.3

Science:
  NS.K-4.1
  NS.5-8.1
  NS.9-12.1