Three Rivers
Teacher Resources |
 Standards: |
South Carolina State Science and Social Studies Standards correlated to the basic content on the site. |
| Introduction and River Wrap: |
The introductory statement and River Wrap assessment found in the Three Rivers module of RiverVenture. |
| Glossary: |
Advanced terms used in RiverVenture. |
| Object Outlines: |
Historic timeline from The Three Rivers; lists of objects grouped as ecological, infrastructure, and economic. |
| SC USGS GIS Clearinghouse User Guide |
Local topographic maps and/or aerial photos are available at the South Carolina
US Geological Survey Web site. |
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| Letter to the Editor: |
By writing a letter to the editor of a fictional paper, students familiarize themselves with factors that contributed to the relocation of South Carolina’s capital city from Charleston to Columbia in 1786. |
| Council Meeting: |
This activity provides students with an opportunity to examine, research, and debate sensitive issues surrounding the impact of development on the riverfront environment. |
| Sedimentation: |
The Three Rivers and Estuary modules of RiverVenture look at the impact of development along rivers. The following activity looks at how new development can increase erosion, and ultimately, sedimentation in rivers (i.e. “Canal Side” - Three Rivers). |
| Effects of Pollutants: |
The Three Rivers and Estuary modules of RiverVenture remind us that we all live in a watershed, and upstream from someone else. The following activity simulates how runoff pollution created by communities can contaminate rivers and creeks. |
| Observe Your Wasteland: |
We are all an integral part of larger ecosystems. Students need to get a sense of
their interaction with immediate and larger scale environments around them.
They need to realize that our local mountains and foothills affect sloughs and the
ocean, and that the ocean affects the mountains, land, and sloughs. |
| At the Speed of Muck: |
Understand the lack of realistic barriers between air, water and the soil in the
local and global environment. |
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Using maps while following the watershed can help students realize our own
place in the bigger ecosystem.. |
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Explore the Three Rivers module through the satellite imagery of Google Earth using this beta edition of our overlay. Simply download this file to your computer and open it within the Google Earth applicaton. Google Earth is a free program that must first be installed on your computer, and is available for download here. |
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Knowitall.org's 'River Resources' file is a good companion to the Three Rivers Google Earth file. Additional layers include the major waterways and drainage basins of South Carolina, and a dynamic layer featuring USGS Real-Time Water Data (gage height, discharge) for the Nation. Simply download this file to your computer and open it within the Google Earth application. Google Earth is a free program that must first be installed on your computer, and is available for download here.
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