Always a river. Supplemental environmental education curriculum on the Ohio river and water, grades K-12

This report is a series of interactive hands-on activities, supported by background information, designed to engage students of all grade levels in investigating the Ohio River and its importance to the states through which it flows. The curriculum encompasses four primary objectives: 1) to demonstrate that the Ohio River is part of a total ecosystem that includes its floodplain and watershed, 2) to introduce the biological, physical, and chemical aspects of water and their importance to living things, 3) to explore human use of the Ohio River and the environmental impacts of human activity on the river and its watershed, and 4) to examine the Ohio River's influence on historical cultures and its implications for shaping modern life.