Famous World Rivers Scavenger Hunt

Welcome! My name is Buoy and I will be your tour guide throughout the scavenger hunt. We will be exploring 5 of the most famous world rivers. You and your team will search the internet to learn interesting facts about them. In assigned groups of four, you and your river teams will investigate the water flow direction, length, climate, continent and the country its located in, of 5 of the most famous world rivers.

Rules of the Hunt With each world river, all 5 questions must be answered. With all world rivers you have to do your research at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ along with other sites provided. The websites provided have all the information needed for the hunt. Bonus points are available for groups that find who they were discovered by and when.

Let the hunt begin…

The Hunt is on for the: Nile River Websites en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html 1. In what continent can you find the Nile River? ______________________________________________________________ 2. In what country can you find the Nile River? 3. In which direction does the river flow? 4. How long is the Nile River? 5. What kind of climate region is the Nile River located in? Bonus Question: Who discovered the Nile River and when? ___________________________________________________________

The Hunt is on for the: Amazon River Websites en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html 1. In what continent can you find the Amazon River? ______________________________________________________________ 2. In what country can you find the Amazon River? 3. In which direction does the river flow? 4. How long is the Amazon River? 5. What kind of climate region is the Amazon River located in? Bonus Question: Who discovered the Amazon River and when? ___________________________________________________________

The Hunt is on for the: Yangtze River Websites en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html 1. In what continent can you find the Yangtze River? ______________________________________________________________ 2. In what country can you find the Yangtze River? 3. In which direction does the river flow? 4. How long is the Yangtze River? 5. What kind of climate region is the Yangtze River located in? Bonus Question: Who discovered the Yangtze River and when? ___________________________________________________________

The Hunt is on for the: Mississippi River Websites en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://www.nps.gov/miss/riverfacts.htm 1. In what continent can you find the Mississippi River? ______________________________________________________________ 2. In what country can you find the Mississippi River? 3. In which direction does the river flow? 4. How long is the Mississippi River? 5. What kind of climate region is the Mississippi River located in? Bonus Question: Who discovered the Mississippi River and when? ___________________________________________________________

The Hunt is on for the: Darling River Websites en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html 1. In what continent can you find the Darling River? ______________________________________________________________ 2. In what country can you find the Darling River? 3. In which direction does the river flow? 4. How long is the Darling River? 5. What kind of climate region is the Darling River located in? Bonus Question: Who discovered the Darling River and when? ___________________________________________________________

Great job! Now that you have traveled the globe learning about some of the most famous world rivers on this earth, write a short paragraph as a group about which river was the most interesting to learn about and why. ____________________ ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Teachers Information Page Grade: 3rd Purpose: This unit will focus on the geography and features of important rivers of the world. The students will develop an awareness of geographical terms and enjoy a fun adventure around the world as they visit the world’s most important rivers. NET-S Standards- Social Sciences- 1. The students will develop an awareness of geographical terms and enjoy a fun adventure around the world as they visit the world’s most important rivers. 2. How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context. 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.

Language Arts- 3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features. 8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

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