About This Lesson
Learning Goals/Objectives
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
●Identify fun facts about the Mississippi
●Identify the states through which the Mississippi River flows.
Materials/Additional Resources
●The Importance of the Mississippi River
●The Scale of the Mississippi River in Perspective.
●A Musical Tour of Mississippi River County
Common Core Standards & NGSSS Music
Common Core Standards
RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
Social Studies Standards
SS.3.G.1.1 Use thematic maps, tables, charts, graphs, and photos to analyze geographic information.
SS.3.G.1.4 Name and identify the purpose of maps (physical, political, elevation, population).
SS.3.G.1.5 Compare maps and globes to develop an understanding of the concept of distortion.
SS.4.G.1.1 Identify physical features of Florida.
SS.5.G.1.1 Interpret current and historical information using a variety of geographic tools.
SS.5.G.1.4 Construct maps, charts, and graphs to display geographic information.
SS.5.G.1.6 Locate and identify states, capitals, and United States Territories on a map.
SS.6.G.1.1 Use latitude and longitude coordinates to understand the relationship between people and places on the Earth.
SS.6.G.1.2 Analyze the purposes of map projections (political, physical, special purpose) and explain the applications of various types of maps.
SS.6.G.1.4 Utilize tools geographers use to study the world.
SS.6.G.1.6 Use a map to identify major bodies of water of the world, and explain ways they have impacted the development of civilizations.
ESOL/ESE STRATEGIES
Steps
Step 1:
Show the students the following video The Importance of the Mississippi River
Step 2:
Show students a map of the United States, pointing out which states the Mississippi River runs through. (Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin).
Step 3:
Share the following fun facts about the Mississippi River.
●The river is about 2,202 miles long
●It is the longest navigable river in the world
●It’s watershed is 41% of the USA
●The Blues traveled up the Mississippi River with musicians and people travelling on steamships to spread across the USA.
●It has many nicknames:
- Old Man River
- Old Muddy
- Father if Waters
- Mighty Mississippi
●The Mississippi River is a very musical river, with numerous songs being composed and sung over it.
Step 4:
Show the video The Scale of the Mississippi River in Perspective.
Step 5:
Display a map with the Mississippi River and states it runs through.
Step 6:
Click Here to download the worksheet, have students color the states that the Mississippi River runs through
Rubric/Instrument for Assessment
4 Points(Advanced):
A score of four is a response in which the student demonstrates a thorough understanding of the concepts and/or procedures embodied in the task. The student has responded correctly to the task, used sound procedures, and provided clear and complete explanations and interpretations.
3 Points(Proficient):
A score of three is a response in which the student demonstrates an understanding of the concepts and/or procedures embodied in the task. The students’ response to the task is essentially correct with the procedures used and the explanations and interpretations provided demonstrating an essential but less than thorough understanding. The response may contain minor flaws that reflect in attentive execution of procedures or indications of some misunderstanding of the underlying concepts and/or procedures.
2 Points(Basic):
A score of two indicates that the student has demonstrated only a partial understanding of the concepts and/or procedures embodied in the task. Although the student may have used the correct approach to obtaining a solution or may have provided a correct solution, the students’ work lacks an essential understanding of the underlying concepts.
1 Point(Emerging):
A score of one indicates that the student has demonstrated a very limited understanding of the concepts and/or procedures embodied in the task. The students’ response is incomplete and exhibits many flaws. Although the students’ response has addressed some of the conditions of the task, the student reached an inadequate conclusion and/or provided reasoning that was faulty or in complete. The response exhibits many flaws or may be incomplete.
0 Points:
A score of zero indicates that the student has provided a completely incorrect or non-interpretable response or no response at all.
