The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation offers lessons for grades 4-5 that examine the Hudson Valley's history and geography. They illustrate for students how information about animals and other natural resources can be presented geographically via maps.
The lessons include:
"Social Studies Lessons Using the Hudson River." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.
The lessons include:
- Rivers Run Through It
- Exploring the Hudson in 1609
- Mapping Where Animals Live
- These Maps are for the Birds
"Social Studies Lessons Using the Hudson River." New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.