Student Activities for the Map of the
Truckee-Carson-Walker River Systems

Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Educational Series E-29

We encourage teachers to use this map in creative ways to help students understand the world in which they live. Some activities created by teachers in the Washoe County School District are posted on this Web site.

Trace the Watershed– Activity for Elementary School Students, by Elisabeth M. Price, Lois Allen Elementary School

Locations of Towns – Activity for High School Students, by Collette Craig, Reed High School

These activities address many of the education standards for Nevada and the Nation. Specific
National Science Education Standards,
Nevada Science Education Standards,
and
National Geography Education Standards

that can be covered with activities using this map are listed on separate Web pages.

References for these activities are listed on a separate Web page. They include links to a number of relevant Web sites and useful books.

Teachers who would like to share their experiences with using this map in the classroom, suggest modifications to the activities posted on this Web site, add Internet or print references, or design new activities (to be reviewed, edited, and posted on this Web site) are encouraged to contact us at info@nbmg.unr.edu . Thank you.


Click on map image to enlarge.

Copies of this map have been donated to schools in the Truckee, Carson, and Walker watersheds thanks to generous contributions from

NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY
Mackay School of Mines
University of Nevada, Reno

DIVISION OF WATER PLANNING
Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY

and

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

2/10/99