8D Mississippi River



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Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Aerial Photograph
Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Topographic Map

Cartographic Products:
Yazoo Basin 
(NALC)
Geologic Cross Section 
of Eastern Mississippi
Geologic Map of Mississippi
Vicksburg
(NAPP)
Yazoo Basin
(Topo Map)
Yazoo City
(Topo Map)
Vicksburg
(Topo Map)
Vicksburg Profile Line


Rationale: Under Construction

Themes
     •  River and Flood Plain Features
     •  Agriculture and the Yazoo Basin
     •  Exploration and Settlement Along the River
    •  Vicksburg and the Civil War
    •  Flooding and River Management 

Content Outline
    Rationale
    Performance Objectives
    Assessment Rubrics
    Newspaper Article
    Study Area Description
        River and Flood Plain Features
        Agriculture and the Yazoo Basin
        Exploration and Settlement Along the River
        Vicksburg and the Civil War
        Flooding and River Management

Activity Titles
    All activities include - Power Thinking Exercise
                                     Materials
                                     Performance Tasks
                                     Enrichment
         1.  River Channels and Flood Plain Features
         2.  Settlements and Agriculture
         3.  Vicksburg and the Civil War
         4.  Flooding and River Management
 

For more information, e-mail John Wagner


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