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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Splish Splash

For Students K - 1st
Students conduct a large-group brainstorming session on the various places where liquid water can be found on Earth. Then they create a list of places, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, aquifers and trace the path the water travels.
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Lesson Plan
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Where Does Your Water Come From? [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Where does your drinking water come from? This resource features a clear and concise explanation for this question. This resource will be beneficial to students and teachers.
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Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society: Riparian Soils [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Riparian soils occur along the edges of a lake, stream or river. Pictures and diagrams in this fact sheet explain the importance of and composition of riparian soils.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Parana River

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides some brief information about the Parana River.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drainage Basins of Asia, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1916 showing the various drainage basins across the Asian region. This map is keyed to show watersheds draining to the Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, and Pacific Ocean, watersheds draining to the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: River Basins of Asia, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1912 showing the various drainage basins across the Asian region. This map is color-coded to show watersheds draining to the Pacific Ocean in pink, to the Indian Ocean in green, to the Arctic Ocean in purple and inland basins...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Political and Physical Africa, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of the political and physical features of Africa. The map uses color-contouring to show highlands above 2000 feet in buff tints, lowlands in greens, and the submerged part of the continental plateau in light blue. The map...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Asia (Physical), 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Asia from 1901 showing the physical features of the region including mountain systems, plateaus, basins, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, and coastal features and islands. The map shows major ocean currents, the mean annual...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Contours of Central California, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A contour map of a part of central California showing the area of the southern Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Coastal Range from north of San Louis Obispo to Los Angeles, and the Tehachapi ridge. The map shows the...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Relief of the Southern California Central Valley, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A relief map from 1916 a part of central California showing the area of the southern Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Coastal Range from north of San Louis Obispo to Los Angeles, and the Tehachapi ridge. The map shows the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Eastern Canada, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1885 of eastern Canada showing the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, with an inset map of Newfoundland. This map shows the county boundaries for the region, including the...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Province of Quebec, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the province of Quebec from the St. Lawrence River to Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait. The map shows the Dominion capital of Ottawa, Province capital of Quebec City, major cities and towns, existing and proposed...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Province of Quebec, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the province of Quebec from the St. Lawrence River to Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait. The map shows the Dominion capital of Ottawa, Province capital of Quebec City, major cities and towns, existing and proposed...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ontario (Northern Part), 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1920 of the northern part of the province of Ontario. The map shows the capital of Ottawa, major cities and towns, existing and proposed railways, county boundaries, forest reserve boundaries, national park boundaries, Indian...
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Etc: Native American Delimitations, 1763 1770

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the American colonies and territories west to the Mississippi River between the end of the French and Indian War of 1763 and the beginnings of westward expansion of the trans-Appalachian colony proposed in the Vandalia Project...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Nile Basin, 1911

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1911 of the Nile River basin, showing the watershed dividing line between the Nile drainage, Congo drainage, and the coastal drainage systems to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. The map shows the Nile River headwaters in Lake...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Drainage Basins of Europe, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, and Caspian drainage basins or watersheds of Europe. The map includes major river systems and the bodies of water they flow into.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Features of Europe, 1901

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1901 of Europe, showing the physical features of the region. This map is color-coded to show general elevations from sea level to over 6,500 feet, mountain systems, drainage divides, lakes, rivers, coastal features, and the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: India, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
India, showing country, province and native state borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Italy, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A geo-political map of Italy showing country and region borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Hampshire, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1903 of New Hampshire showing the capital of Concord, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and mountain ranges. "New Hampshire, one of the New England States of the American Union, lies...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Zealand, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
A geo-political map of New Zealand current to 1904, showing major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds, and the 100-fathom...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Oregon Controversy, 1792 1846

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Oregon Territory between the time of exploration by George Vancouver (1792) and the Oregon Treaty of 1846. The map is color-coded to show the disputed claims of the British and United States, the Russian American line of...
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Etc: West Indies and Mexico, 1898 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the West Indies and Mexico between 1898 and 1906, showing political boundaries at the time, capitals, major cities and ports, railroads and canals, rivers, terrain, islands, and coastal features of the region. Inset maps detail...

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