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Catawba River
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Standards:
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South Carolina state curriculum standards correlations for RiverVenture teacher resources of the Catawba module. |
River Wrap:
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The River Wrap assessment found in the Catawba module of RiverVenture. |
Glossary:
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Advanced terms used in RiverVenture. |
Object Outlines:
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List of objects found in the Catawba module of RiverVenture. |
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Energy and Industry Lesson Plan:
A lesson about the various types of industries along the Catawba River that explores the kinds of energy they use, the significance of the river to them, and important dates associated with these industries. |
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Energy and Industry Flipchart:
Slides about how specific industries along the Catawba River are powered, initially created as an interactive flipchart for Promethean Boards. |
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Industrial Development along the Catawba River Student Handout:
A chart for students to use with the “Energy and Industry Lesson Plan.” Students list the kinds of energy used by various industries along the Catawba River, as well as the significance of the river to them, and any important dates associated with these industries. |
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Industrial Development along the Catawba River Flipchart Activity:
Slides from a timeline activity about how the Catawba River was used to power industrial development, initially created as an interactive flipchart for Promethean Boards. |
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Classifying Fish Lesson Plan:
The object of this lesson is to have students identify unknown fish using attributes described in a dichotomous key. |
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Classification of Catawba River Fish Flipchart:
Slides for use with the “Classifying Fish Lesson Plan,” showing how to use a dichotomous key in order to identify a species of fish. This resource was initially created as an interactive flipchart for Promethean boards. Slides include vocabulary, anatomy of a fish, and team cards. |
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Landsford Canal Teacher Led Program:
From Discover Carolina, this resource offers an entire curriculum based around the natural and cultural history of the Landsford Canal. Materials include a lesson for pre-site visitation involving use and interpretation of topographic maps, an on-site activity allowing students to observe the remains of the canal, a mill, locks, and the surrounding landscape, as well as a post-site visitation lesson requiring calculation of the surface area and volume of the lifting lock in order to construct a model of it. |
*All Activinspire resources of the interactive .flipchart format are not viewable in a web browser. These files are intended for download and use with Smart Boards or Promethean boards. For teachers who may not have acess to Smart Boards or Promethean boards, Microsoft Word and .PDF versions have also been made available. To download a free trial or to learn more about ActivInspire, visit Promethean Planet's website. |
Credits |
| The Catawba RiverVenture website is a collaborative effort between the Culture & Heritage Museums and SCETV with funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
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Culture & Heritage Museums
Producer, writer: Hope Matthews
Writers: Steve Fields, PhD and Michael Scoggins
Curriculum Specialist: Beth Cooper
Artist: Joseph Byrne
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SCETV
Producer: Patrick Hayes
Web developer, Flash developer, graphic design: Greg Lunn
Web developer: Salli-Denise Smith
Panorama Photography: Gaines Halford
Curriculum Coordinator: Samantha S. Cofield Eastman and Andrea Thorpe |
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Aquatic macroinvertebrates: Drawing by Mark Catesby of aquatic insects showing adult and larval stages from Mark Catesby’s Natural History of America. 1997. Merrell Holberton Publishers Ltd., London. |
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Evans Map, 1756: SCOTLANDIMAGES.COM, Crown Copyright 2009, The National Archives of Scotland. Image Number GD45/2/104. |
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Osprey and Bald Eagle: Catesby images from Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1731-1743). Smithsonian Libraries |
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Rocky Mount Battlefield: Daniel G. Stinson’s the Rocky Mount battlefield, dated 8 December 1871. Thomas Sumter Papers, 5VV42, Lyman C. Draper Manuscript Collection. Image Number Whi-27319, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI. |
RiverVenture and the CHM are grateful for the generous advice, consultation, and resources of the following people and organizations. |
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The City of Rock Hill
Tom Bell, Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Laurie Helms, Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Mark Sexton, Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Marcia Miktuk, City Accounts Manager
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Duke Energy
Sheila Christopher, Duke Energy Archives
Mary Kathryn Green, Duke Energy Public Affairs
Rick Jiran, District Manager
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David Glasscock, DDS, pilot
Andrew Lazenby, photographer, kayaker, and Catawba River enthusiast
Nancy Pierce, professional photographer, kayaker, and Catawba River enthusiast
Bill Stokes, photographer, kayaker, and Catawba River enthusiast
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References: |
Catawba River Task Force. 1994. The South Carolina Catawba River Corridor Plan. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, South Carolina.
Durden, Robert F. 1999. “Electrifying the Piedmont Carolinas: The Beginning of the Duke Power Company, 1904-1925, Part 1.” The North Carolina Historical Review, Volume 76, Number 4, October 1999.
Edgar, Walter. 1998. South Carolina: A History. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina.
Kalman, Bobbie. 1990. The Gristmill. Crabtree Publishing Company, New York, New York.
Kovacik, Charles F. and Winberry, John J. 1987. South Carolina: The Making of a Landscape. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. 2006. South Carolina Catawba/Wateree River Basin Facilities Water Use Report 2004 (Technical Report No. 014-05). SCDHEC, Bureau of Water, Columbia, South Carolina.
Speck, Frank G. 1946. Catawaba Hunting, Trapping and Fishing. University Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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