The University of Arizona

String of Pearls: The Colorado Watershed

6th, 7th, 8th, HS
Earth Systems, Water in All Living Things, Water Resources Management
Geography, Social Studies
This lesson is correlated to the Arizona Academic Standards for each of the grade levels, curricular areas, and topics indicated. Search the WET Correlations to AZ Academic Standards.
By playing this geography game, students learn about some of the natural and cultural landmarks (the "Pearls") of the Colorado River Watershed.
  • identify the basin's unique geographic features (landforms and life forms)
  • synthesize information about different sites in an effort to identify them
  • recognize that there are a variety of unique sites throughout the watershed

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