Resources

Framework Connections includes activities and lessons

This page includes internet links, maps, and lists of other important rivers.

Internet Resources

Here are the links to major rivers in the study. General sites are below list. Click on a specific name to go directly to the page for the specific region. You will be able to navigate back to this page.

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Ancient Mesopotamia Yangtze River
China

Nile River
Egypt Amazon River
South America

Mississippi River
North America Indus River
India

Resources includes URLs and maps

Glossary of terms needed in study

Bibliography includes titles of books, music, CD Roms, poetry, videos & field trips

Home-brings you to the first page

Ecosystem of Rivers- Rivers and Streams ENature.com Outdoors-

This site features the ecosytems of rivers in general. http://www.enature.com/habitats/show_habitat.asp?habitatID=HB_1004

Ancient History Sites

Odyssey Online-Welcome to Odyssey Online, a journey to explore Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and sub-Saharan African cultures. http://www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/index.html

Other Major Rivers of the World Site http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/stuproj/river.html

The Elanora Primary School River and Lakes Project- This is a link to 39 rivers and lakes researched by students http://www.zip.com.au/~elanora/rivers.html It is very kid -friendly.

Volga River

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=03CDB000

http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=0AC0D000

http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/stuproj/volga.html

Hudson River

http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/stuproj/hudson.html

Colorado River

http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/stuproj/color.html

Seine River

http://search.dogpile.com/texis/search?q=+Seine+River+&geo=no&fs=web

Yangtze River

http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/stuproj/yangtze.html

Ganges River-Asia
http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/stuproj/ganges.html

Danube River
http://schools.4j.lane.edu/spencerbutte/stuproj/danube.html