• The entire Earths’ surface is composed of RIVER BASIN SYSTEMS.
• The WORK of flowing water is eroding and depositing soil by weight making HABITATS.
• Habitats are places where living organisms find their BASIC NEEDS—air, water, food, and shelter—everything they need to live.
• Plants and animals have ADAPTATIONS that help them get these basic needs.
• All organisms CONTRIBUTE through their adaptations to the system to make the river a LIVING RIVER BASIN SYSYTEM.

The outdoor STUDY-TRIP, led by trained volunteer guides, reinforces concepts introduced in the classroom.
On the study-trip, students make a MODEL RIVER and observe the work of flowing water—making HABITATS.  Students are introduced to plants and animals that are adapted to live in these habitats that the river has created.

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