7 Rivers, 7 Continents

Welcome: 7 Rivers, 7 Continents
Description: The class will be divided into 7 groups of 3-4 students. Each group will be assigned a river on 1 of the 7 continents of the world. They will gather facts about their assigned river. The facts will be use in journal entries for the explorers created by each group. They will combine their work in a creative writing Power Point. Finally, each group will present their work and try to answer the bonus question of the WebQuest.
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: Social Studies
Keywords: river, continent, Volga River, Amazon River, Murray River, Mississippi River, Yangtze River, Onyx River, Nile River
Author(s): Leah Childers