New Orleans to the Delta

9E New Orleans to the Delta


Mississippi Delta, Satellite Photograph	Mississippi Delta, Thermal Water Signature

Cartographic Products:

Lower Mississippi River Delta (TM)	New Orleans (CIR Photo)	Lower Mississippi River Delta (Thermal)	New Orleans (Historic)	New Orleans (Topo Map)	Habitat Change, Lower Delta

Rationale: Under Construction

Themes
     • Geologic processes on the delta
     • Water issues and engineering geology
     • Commerce, Cajun culture and history of New Orleans, and agriculture

Content Outline
    Rationale
    Performance Objectives
    Assessment Rubrics
    Newspaper Article
    Study Area Description
        Geologic Processes on the Delta
        Water Issues and Engineering Geology
        Commerce and the Mississippi River
        Cajun Culture and History of New Orleans, Commerce, and Agriculture

Activity Titles
    All activities include - Power Thinking Exercise
                                     Materials
                                     Performance Tasks
                                     Enrichment
         1. Geologic Processes on the Delta
         2. Flooding and Engineering Geology
         3. Land Use and Commerce Along the River
         4. Historical and Cultural Segments

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