Recent Changes

• Website postings on the projects conducted
• Podcasts about the river...either facts from studies, art, music, etc.
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Rolling on the River - A Wiki for Creation of Curricular Content
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Photo by Larry E. McPherson
As we begin our multidisciplinary unit on the Wolf River and the surrounding area, let's brainstorm ideas for projects and collaborations here. PLEASE ADD TO THESE BEGINNING IDEAS AND PUT YOUR NAME NEXT TO WHAT YOU WRITE SO WE KNOW YOU CONTRIBUTED THAT IDEA AS ONE OF THE PROJECTS YOU WILL BE CONDUCTING WITH YOUR STUDENTS. (Option and 8 should type a bullet point.)
You can also post to the discussion board by clicking on the tab above...or add your own discussion topic! And, finally, there is a blog that you can post to at http://rollingontheriver.blogspot.com/.

Grade Levels
I love the 6th grade English ideas! Who wrote that? I'd love to talk with you about it.

Julene

• River poems
• River stories
• 6th grade English students will research poetry, prose, and music lyrics with a river theme.
Math:
• Data analysis coordinated with the scientific studies

Grade Levels
6th grade English students will research poetry, prose, and music lyrics with a river theme.

Ideas from Julene are:
History:
invite Keith Kirland,Kirkland, the Dir.
http://www.wolfriver.org/
• The importance of rivers in settlements and cities throughout history around the world - Lucie C.

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As we begin our multidisciplinary unit on the Wolf River and the surrounding area, let's brainstorm ideas for projects and collaborations here. PLEASE ADD TO THESE BEGINNING IDEAS AND PUT YOUR NAME NEXT TO WHAT YOU WRITE SO WE KNOW YOU CONTRIBUTED THAT IDEA AS ONE OF THE PROJECTS YOU WILL BE CONDUCTING WITH YOUR STUDENTS. (Option and 8 should type a bullet point.)
You can also post to the discussion board by clicking on the tab above...or add your own discussion topic! And, finally, there is a blog that you can post to at http://rollingontheriver.blogspot.com/.
This is an exciting project, and thank you for "coming on board!"
Ideas from Julene are:

http://www.wolfriver.org/
• The importance of rivers in settlements and cities throughout history around the world - Lucie C.
The• The Wolf River: assigned activities - Lucie C.
Science:
• Water quality studies - testing, what are the results of testing, what do you see as harmful, what can be done to help? - Bill M.

Grade Levels
9th grade will complete activities and compare the role of the Wolf River to the early river civilizations. Lucie

• History of the Wolf River - invite Keith Kirland, the Dir. of the Conservancy and video for iMovie; history is on the Conservancy website, too
http://www.wolfriver.org/
the world - Lucie C.
The Wolf River: Ghost River to Urban Wetland---------- Conduct research and assigned activities
Science:
• Water quality studies - testing, what are the results of testing, what do you see as harmful, what can be done to help? - Bill M.