Map activity.
  Trace the Colorado river from source to mouth--Blue.
  Highlight the tributaries that flow into the Colorado River--Green.
  Mark and label the dams along the Colorado River--Red.
  Label the lakes associated with the dams.
  Label major cities
along the Colorado River.
  Lightly shad in the upper basin and the lower basin.
  Draw in the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Park.

Report.
  Select one of the dams and lakes below and write a report about them.
  Hoover Dam & Lake Mead.
  Glen Canyon Dam & Lake Powell.
  Parker Dam & Lake Havasu

Grand Canyon Explorer Web Site.
http://www.kaibab.org/gc/learn.htm
Geology:
  How was it formed?
  Where did all the rock come from?
  Why does it look like it does?
  When did all this happen?

Grand Canyon National Park Web Site.
http://www.grand.canyon.national-park.com/info.htm
  List the trees that grow in the grand canyon.
  What is the elevation of the highest points in the Grand Canyon?
  Name the three distinct sections of the park.
  Which section is the coldest and the wettest?
  What causes the colors of the canyon rocks to change?
  What wildlife live in the Grand Canyon?
  What plants grow in the Grand Canyon?
  Design a timeline to show the Human History of the Grand Canyon.

Controlled Flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon:
the Rationale and Data-Collection Planned
http://water.usgs.gov/wid/FS_089-96/FS_089-96.html
  When was Glen Canyon Dam constructed?
  List three things the dam made possible.
  List three things the presence of the dam and regulation of flow did.
  What act did the government establish in 1992 and what did it do?
  Describe water flow on the Colorado River before the dam.
  What resulted from the construction of the dam?
  What do flood waters do along the river bed?
  What was used to measure the flow of water during the controlled flooding
  and how was it measured?
  Draw three diagrams showing sand before, during, and after the flood.

The Grand Canyon Flood
http://www.pbs.org/kuat/grandcanyonflood/broadcast.html
  When were the flood gates of the Glen Canyon Dam opened?
  Why was the controlled flood done?
  List four results of the lack of raging floods.
  Name three groups of scientists who participated in the experiment.
http://www.pbs.org/kuat/grandcanyonflood/background.html
  Define watershed.
  Define watershed boundaries.
  List four physical characteristics of a watershed.
  Define erosion.
  Define sediment.
  Define sedimentation
  Define floods.
  Name the two causes of floods.
http://www.pbs.org/kuat/grandcanyonflood/along.html
  Click on Lake Powell Reservoir and explain the Water Quality Study.
  Click on river Mile 0 Lee's Ferry and explain the Organic Drift Study and the
  Water Velocity Study
  Click on the Little Colorado River and explain the Sediment Transport Study.
  Click on the River Mile 1 Below Lee's Ferry and explain the Trout Fishery Study.
  Click on the River Mile 179 Lava Falls and Explain the Debris Flow Study.
http://www.pbs.org/kuat/grandcanyonflood/experts.html
  Why was the flood in the Grand Canyon needed?
  Did the flood harm the Canyon?
  Why was red dye poured into the Colorado River during the flood?
  Did the dye harm fish or wildlife?
  How was the canyon formed and does the river reach Mexico?
  How far downstream were the "radio rocks" found?
  Did any of that water arrive in Mexico?
  Was there an impact to the vegetation?

Flood Control
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=02619000
Causes Of Floods:
1. What is runoff?
2. When do floods occur?
3. About how much of all precipitation is runoff?
4. What is a flash flood?
Effects Of Floods:
1. List seven effects of floods.
Control Of Floods:
1. Name five methods of flood control.
2. Name five rivers of Europe where levees were built during the Middle    Ages.
3. On what major river in the United States do they still use levees?
4. What are the dams primarily used for when the tributaries are at their    normal level?
5. What are the dams used for when the tributaries are experiencing high    water?
6. What does soil management have to do with flood control?
Flood-Control Legislation:
7. Name the three acts that provided for reforestation and soil conservation.
8. In the Flood Control Act of 1946, Congress authorized construction of    123 projects.  What was the purpose of these projects?