Rivers

We're Margaret and Elizabeth, and we're hitting the links...at the Science Museum of Minnesota! This science museum actually has a mini-golf course that was designed so kids can learn about rivers while putting. As we played on this specialized course, our minds wandered from holes-in-one to how real rivers work. Our DragonflyTV question: What do rivers do to the land?

How Would You Investigate This Question? To dive into this river investigation, start brainstorming what you already know about rivers, or think about a river in your community. How are rivers formed, and how do they differ from other bodies of water, like a lake or ocean? How do they change over time or with the season? What are the "contents" of a typical river? Once you've gathered information about rivers, think about what river features would really affect the land, what types of impact these features might cause, and why. Write your ideas in your notebook and discuss them with your classmates and your teacher. Then watch the video segment, or go to Rivers to learn how Margaret and Elizabeth's day of golf turned into a load of learning about rivers.