The Great Missouri River Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1000 | Word Count: 281
This activity provides a printable score report, narration, and customization.

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. How did Indigenous nations such as the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Lakota use the Missouri River in their daily lives?
  2. What challenges did the Lewis and Clark expedition face while traveling along the Missouri River?
  3. What are some of the benefits and drawbacks of the dams and reservoirs built along the Missouri River in the twentieth century?
  4. Why is it important to balance navigation, energy, agriculture, cultural resources, and habitat restoration on the Missouri River today?
Reading Groups - This passage and question set serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.