K-2 Training - If you floated down a river, where would you end up?

K-2 Training - If you floated down a river, where would you end up?

Scroll for prep
Slide Image
Trainer: Make sure you have the Professional Development Kit.
You will also need blank paper and table coverings.
Bottles will also need to be filled with water!
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen

DISCUSS:

Why do you think a river flows?

Come up with some ideas!

Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
Discuss:
Which part of the Mystery Science lesson are you most excited to try in
your own classroom? Have fun and stay curious!
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
## Extensions

Below are ideas for extending this topic beyond the activity & exploration which you just completed.

Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
# Readings

These readings are free with registration on ReadWorks, a nonprofit committed to providing teachers with research-proven, Common-Core-aligned readings. All readings include comprehension questions.

Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
# Online Resource: Exploring Rivers

Streamer, a website created by the US Geological Survey, lets you explore rivers all over the United States.

  • Click on Go To Map, then type your location in the search box on the upper right.
  • Find a nearby river. To see where that river starts, choose Trace Upstream (at the top of the screen), then click on the river.
  • To see where the river ends, choose Trace Downstream (at the top of the screen), then click on the river.
  • For a surprise, search for the Mississippi River and trace it upstream and downstream. The Mississippi is the biggest river in the United States!
Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen
### Things to notice: Where does water flow?

Next time it rains, look for puddles. Why are puddles in some places, but not in others? What do you think is different about the places where there are puddles?

riversonbernal

Look at this hillside. Can you see anything that tells you where water has flowed?

Full Screen
Controls Icon Exit Full Screen

Activity Prep

Print Prep

During this interactive training, teachers will develop a model of the earth’s surface and use it to discover an important principle about how rivers work. During the hands-on activity, teachers will take turns using a spray bottle to make rain fall on paper models of mountains to observe patterns of how water and rivers flow.

Preview activity

Exploration

16 mins

Extend this lesson

Download this Lesson to your device so you can play it offline: