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Today
we will be learning about Niagara
Falls. We will
first find Niagara Falls
and mark it on our maps. Then we will
look at some travel guides and books about Niagara Falls.
We
will also view a live webcam of the falls, and photographs of the falls.
After
we have finished this, we will create a postcard from Niagara Falls to put in our books. We will write three facts about Niagara Falls on the back, and one question we have about Niagara Falls.
Where is Niagara Falls?
Links:
Live webcam
http://www.niagaraparks.com/webcam/webcam.php
Important Information
about Niagara Falls:
Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River. The
Niagara River separates the United States
and Canada. It is not one waterfall, but three
waterfalls: the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Bridal
Veil Falls.
The
original Niagara Falls
were about seven miles south of where they are today,
but erosion has caused them to move.
Just upstream from the falls, a small island called Goat Island splits
the Niagara River into two parts, which
results in the falls becoming separated.
The
Horseshoe Falls drop about 170 feet, and are
2,600 feet wide.
The
American Falls only drop about 70 feet, and
are 1,060 feet wide.
A panoramic view of the
falls. The American and Bridal Veil Falls are on the
left, and the Horseshoe Falls are on the
right.
Niagara Falls, New
York, and Niagara Falls, Canada, are the two cities that border the Niagara River.
They are connected by three bridges: the Rainbow
Bridge, which is closest to the falls,
the Whirlpool Bridge,
which pedestrians can walk across, and the Lewiston-Quenston Bridge.
14
people have gone over Niagara Falls
in a barrel.
Visitors
can take walking tours under the Horseshoe Falls,
and the boat the Maid of the Mist takes people very close to the falls.