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Mississippi National River and Recreation AreaA blue heron wades along one of the shallow lakes of the Mississippi River corridor.
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Curriculum Materials
Teacher Resources
The Mississippi River offers teachers a perfect theme to link subject matter across the entire curriculum – science, history, cultures, geography, reading, writing, art, music, computer learning, and more. Our teacher resources offer a wide variety of classroom activities and recommended materials.
 
Mississippi River Discovery Packs
The Mississippi River Discovery Pack include everything needed to explore the park and the Mississippi River including activity cards, binoculars, magnifying lenses, bird calls, easy-to-use nature guides, and more!
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Songs of the Mississippi River
There are many interesting stories and unique people along the Mississippi River, some of which have inspired ‘Songs of the Mississippi River’. These songs reflect the eight educational themes presented by the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. Sheet music, teacher materials and song mp3s are are available for download.
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Mussels, One being in a person's hand  

Did You Know?
Under the right conditions, certain freshwater mussel species live for as many as 10 to 100 years. This lifespan is one of the longest for any creature on earth.

Last Updated: April 24, 2009 at 11:09 EST