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Rivers throug t gh Tim me Chicago River R Class sroom Acttivity
Summa ary
Grad de Level: 3rdd – 4th
Students will read or have the book A River Ran R Wild read to thhem. They will w then disccuss and refllect on the messagess presented in the book.
Dura ation: One cllass period
This lessoon can be ussed as a pre-llesson beforre a Chicago River fielld trip exploration.
Backgrround Rivers arre important natural resources, to plaant, animal and humaan communiities. Many cities develooped along rivers beccause of the amenities riivers providee. Rivers can be soources of drin nking water as well as foood. Rivers can be ussed to convey y waste – including sew wage, storm water andd industrial waste. w Farm ms and industtries can pump thee water they need directlyy from riverrs. In some parts of thhe country, rivers r are alsso used to make m electricityy. Many peo ople enjoy canoeing, kayyaking and fishing inn rivers and hiking, h bikinng and nature watching along riveers.
Obje ectives: 1. Sttudents will use u their listening compprehension skkills to draw conclusions 2. Sttudents will be b able to arrticulate seveeral exampless of hoow people haave had both poositive and negative n impaacts onn rivers Mate erials: A River Ran Wild W by Lynnne C Cherry Standards: 1.C.2d, 3.C.1a, 133.B.2e NGSS: RI.5.99, W.3.10, 4--ESS3-1
Rivers arre important habitats not only for thee plants and animals that t live in th heir waters, but b also for many m plants andd animals th hat, though thhey do not liive in the river, deppend on the river r as a souurce of wateer or food. Animals such as deerr and raccoonns come to the t river to drink. Raaccoons and d herons visitt the river too find food such as frrogs and fish h. Trees, succh as red maaple, sycamoree and green ash, a can be abundant a aloong rivers because they t can with hstand the occasional flooods that can kill other o types of trees. Above thhe surface off the water, ducks d paddlee by, feeding on o algae and aquatic plannts. Watersttriders also skim the surface of th he water. Inn the water itself, fish such as carp, bluegillls and sunfish swim abouut as do tinyy microscoopic animals like daphniaa and copopoods.
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Uni- andd multi-cellullar algae alsoo float in thee water. In the t sedimentt and on the rocks r at the bottom of o the river, live a wide variety v of maacroinvertebrrates (backbboneless anim mals that aree visible too the naked eye) e such as crayfish, caddisfly larvaae, dragonflyy larvae and aquatic worrms. Submergged logs also o provide habbitat for thesse and other macroinverttebrates
Proced dure Ask students s to share their exxperiences with w rivers. H Have they ever visited a river r or seenn a river? What W did the river look liike? How H did bein ng next to a river r make thhem feel? Readd aloud A Rivver Ran Wildd k with studennts. Possiblee discussion questions: Discuuss the book
How did the river H r changee over time? W did the river Why r get so polluted? p W do you think Why t peoplee let the riverr get so polluuted? W did it taake to get thee river cleanned-up? What D you think this is a uniique story orr do you thinnk there are many Do m rivers that need heelp? H Have you eveer seen anyw where or anyoone that needed help? What W did youu do?
Reflecttion and Assessm ment In their joournals, hav ve students draw a picturre and write about a the moost importannt thing they learned from f the storry A River Raan Wild.
Extens sion Play riveer related son ngs and havee students leaarn river relaated songs. Some suggeestions are: Rivers R by Tom m and Chriss Kastle (ww ww.schoonerm man.com/sexxtant.htm orr [email protected]) he Seventh Direction D byy Carter and Connelley C Songs from th (w www.geocitiies.com/creddhe/cnc/ or 618-549-034 6 45)
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Summa ary
Grad de Level: 3rdd – 4th
Students will read or have the book A River Ran R Wild read to thhem. They will w then disccuss and refllect on the messagess presented in the book.
Dura ation: One cllass period
This lessoon can be ussed as a pre-llesson beforre a Chicago River fielld trip exploration.
Backgrround Rivers arre important natural resources, to plaant, animal and humaan communiities. Many cities develooped along rivers beccause of the amenities riivers providee. Rivers can be soources of drin nking water as well as foood. Rivers can be ussed to convey y waste – including sew wage, storm water andd industrial waste. w Farm ms and industtries can pump thee water they need directlyy from riverrs. In some parts of thhe country, rivers r are alsso used to make m electricityy. Many peo ople enjoy canoeing, kayyaking and fishing inn rivers and hiking, h bikinng and nature watching along riveers.
Obje ectives: 1. Sttudents will use u their listening compprehension skkills to draw conclusions 2. Sttudents will be b able to arrticulate seveeral exampless of hoow people haave had both poositive and negative n impaacts onn rivers Mate erials: A River Ran Wild W by Lynnne C Cherry Standards: 1.C.2d, 3.C.1a, 133.B.2e NGSS: RI.5.99, W.3.10, 4--ESS3-1
Rivers arre important habitats not only for thee plants and animals that t live in th heir waters, but b also for many m plants andd animals th hat, though thhey do not liive in the river, deppend on the river r as a souurce of wateer or food. Animals such as deerr and raccoonns come to the t river to drink. Raaccoons and d herons visitt the river too find food such as frrogs and fish h. Trees, succh as red maaple, sycamoree and green ash, a can be abundant a aloong rivers because they t can with hstand the occasional flooods that can kill other o types of trees. Above thhe surface off the water, ducks d paddlee by, feeding on o algae and aquatic plannts. Watersttriders also skim the surface of th he water. Inn the water itself, fish such as carp, bluegillls and sunfish swim abouut as do tinyy microscoopic animals like daphniaa and copopoods.
Riverrs through Time CHICAGO RIV VER SCHOOLS NETWORK
p. 1
Uni- andd multi-cellullar algae alsoo float in thee water. In the t sedimentt and on the rocks r at the bottom of o the river, live a wide variety v of maacroinvertebrrates (backbboneless anim mals that aree visible too the naked eye) e such as crayfish, caddisfly larvaae, dragonflyy larvae and aquatic worrms. Submergged logs also o provide habbitat for thesse and other macroinverttebrates
Proced dure Ask students s to share their exxperiences with w rivers. H Have they ever visited a river r or seenn a river? What W did the river look liike? How H did bein ng next to a river r make thhem feel? Readd aloud A Rivver Ran Wildd k with studennts. Possiblee discussion questions: Discuuss the book
How did the river H r changee over time? W did the river Why r get so polluted? p W do you think Why t peoplee let the riverr get so polluuted? W did it taake to get thee river cleanned-up? What D you think this is a uniique story orr do you thinnk there are many Do m rivers that need heelp? H Have you eveer seen anyw where or anyoone that needed help? What W did youu do?
Reflecttion and Assessm ment In their joournals, hav ve students draw a picturre and write about a the moost importannt thing they learned from f the storry A River Raan Wild.
Extens sion Play riveer related son ngs and havee students leaarn river relaated songs. Some suggeestions are: Rivers R by Tom m and Chriss Kastle (ww ww.schoonerm man.com/sexxtant.htm orr [email protected]) he Seventh Direction D byy Carter and Connelley C Songs from th (w www.geocitiies.com/creddhe/cnc/ or 618-549-034 6 45)
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