 Adirondack
Curriculum
Project - www.adkcurriculumproject.org
NYS Content Area Standard
The
Arts
CDOS
ELA
Health, PE, Home & Careers
LOTE
MST
Social Studies 3. Geography
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Title: Who
Are You?
Grade Level: 3rd
Author: Sarah Bencze,
Tupper Lake CS
Email: sarahb@tupperlakecsd.net
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Adirondack Curriculum Content Area
_X_ Natural History
___ Human History
___ Culture & the Arts
___ Government & Civics
___ Economy
___ Health, Recreation &
Life Skills |
Investigative Question or Issue: How does a river in the
Adirondacks compare with a river on a different continent?
Challenge:
In
groups of 4, "interview" a river in the Adirondacks (see attached
sheet). Research using resources provided (including internet)
Choose a river on another continent and "interview" that river:
Murray-Darling-
Australia
Ganges-Hindus-Yellow-Ob-Asia
Amazon-Parana-Orinoco-South America
Nile-Niger-Congo-Africa
Volga-Danube-Rhine-Europe
Each member of the group will orally answer 3 of the questions
for each river and provide a graphic (computer or hand drawn) to
supplement answer. Students should be creative in their sharing
of the interview. At the end of the interview, the group will share a
complete picture of the river from source to mouth, highlighting the
major questions used in the interview. The interview should
be concluded by a comparison/contrast of lifestyles on the two
rivers.
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Quality Standards:
- All interview questions are answered correctly
- Each member of the group orally answers 3
questions and supplements each answer with a graphic
- Oral answers are articulated clearly and easy
to understand
- Group displays map of river in conclusion of
interview and highlights major points.
- Interview is creative
- Interview is concluded by
comparing/contrasting lifestyles of the people living along the two
rivers chosen
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Adapted for the Adirondack
Curriculum Project from
the work of Education By Design TM and Leading EDGE, LLC
©ACP 2002
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Produced
at the 2008 Adirondack Geography Institute