Lesson 1: These Lakes Are Great
Handout 1

Guided Practice

Directions: Put an "X" in front of the best answer.

  1. The Nashua River runs in which two states?

    Michigan and Ohio New Hampshire and Maryland
    Florida and Georgia Massachusetts and New Hampshire

  2. These two states are found in this part of the United States.
    East
    West
    Northeast
    Southwest

  3. This story is:

    A Fiction book A Non-fiction book

  4. Which statement is the most correct?

    The French settled the area 500 years ago.
    Almost 7,000 years ago native people settled the area.
    The Americans settled there before the native people.
    The area is still not used or settled.

  5. What is the most important thing I learned from the story?

    We should find some way to help conserve our resources.
    Our government will always pass laws to stop pollution.
    It is not necessary for us to help stop pollution.
    Industry in the area did not pollute the river.


    Directions: Fill in the chart

    Who
    What was the river like when they found it?
    How did they use the river?
    Native Americans







     
    Settlers to1960s







     


    Directions: Write your answers with your very best spelling and in sentences.

    What did Marie Stoddard do to help the river?



    Describe Marie with just one of our philanthropy words.