More Precious Than Gold: Garrison Diversion
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The vision of the Garrison Diversion project was to pump water from Lake Sakakawea into a manmade lake called Lake Audubon. This would create a high-elevation reservoir where water would flow in all directions into channels for irrigation and supplying water to eastern North Dakota.
Producer
R. Cadwell, E. Carlson, D. Geck, T. Jensen, L. Westad
Source
More Precious than Gold: North Dakota's Water Issues, 2003 Prairie Public Television, Bob Dambach (Producer)
Grade Level
3 - 7
Subject Matter
Social Studies, Science
Standards
Explain how changes alter the balance within a system (e.g., the effects of limited resources on populations, global climate change, flood, drought)
Explain ways humans benefit from Earth’s resources (e.g., air, water, soil, food, fuel, building materials)
Explain the effects of human activities (e.g., dams, levees, farming practices, deforestation, land-use practices, land-management strategies) on the environment
Interpret simple time lines (e.g., identify the time at which events occurred, the sequence in which events developed, and what else was occurring at the time)
Use map scales to locate physical features and estimate distance on a map
Use chronological order and sequence to describe the cause-and-effect relationships of historical events and periods in North Dakota (e.g., how the railroads led to settlements in the state)
Identify the location and characteristics of significant features of North Dakota (e.g., landforms, river systems, climate, regions, major cities)
Explain how the physical environment (e.g., rainfall, climate, natural hazards) affects human activity in North Dakota
Explain why the United States government is necessary (e.g., government helps secure people’s lives, liberty, and property through law and military protection; groups can accomplish things collectively that individuals cannot)
Explain how human activity (e.g., settlement patterns, migration) affects the physical environment (e.g., soil uses, economy, pollution, use of energy sources)
Identify major historical events and issues (e.g., conflicts and resolutions, natural resources) within regions of the world and their impact
Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment (e.g., damming of rivers, pollution, urbanization)
