Major
Rivers
Water Education Program For Texas
(Grade 4)
"The children enjoyed the diversity of activities! Major Rivers has become part of our curriculum! Thanks for the excellent program!"
-- North East ISD
" Great materials-good ideas for teacher demos and experiments for students. Kids really liked the format of the workbook!"
-- Spring ISD
Major Rivers is a two-week water education unit. But Major Rivers, along with his horse Aquifer, has also become a star in this state-wide program for Texas.
The Major Rivers program, which was designed specifically for 4th-grade classrooms in Texas, supports many of the State's Essential Elements for science, social studies, and writing. In the unit, students learn to:
Water Education Program For Texas
(Grade 4)
"The children enjoyed the diversity of activities! Major Rivers has become part of our curriculum! Thanks for the excellent program!"
-- North East ISD
" Great materials-good ideas for teacher demos and experiments for students. Kids really liked the format of the workbook!"
-- Spring ISD
Major Rivers is a two-week water education unit. But Major Rivers, along with his horse Aquifer, has also become a star in this state-wide program for Texas.
The Major Rivers program, which was designed specifically for 4th-grade classrooms in Texas, supports many of the State's Essential Elements for science, social studies, and writing. In the unit, students learn to:
Identify
the steps in the water cycle.Identify
basic facts about the water supply in Texas, including 
the regional
differences in rainfall, the amount of water supplied
by surface
water and by groundwater, and the state's major rivers and aquifers. Identify
the steps and processes of the water distribution system in Texas. Recognize
typical household water uses, and identify
which ones use the most water in a year's time. Identify
water conservation practices and assess personal habits. Learning about water is fun with Major Rivers. Games, activities, as well as an informative video presentation are used to help students learn about the important resource of water in their state and to promote good conservation habits.
Materials
The unit comes with everything needed by the teacher:
teacher's
guide video
poster
student
bookletspretests
and posttests home
activity leaflets. To Purchase...
Many water agencies and river authorities in Texas provide the Major Rivers program free to 4th-grade teachers in their service areas. Teachers in Texas may request the program from their water provider or they may purchase it directly from EDS.
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