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WELCOME TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Quick Facts: The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. Its source is Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and it flows generally south for 2,320 miles (3,730 km) to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
Activities
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To complete each activity, read the directions and do the assigned task. Each time you complete an activity, check it off in your passport. Use the envelope you received with your passport to keep your notes or projects so that you can document your work.

Mississippi River
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Length: 2,348 mi
Source: Lake Itasca
Mouth: Gulf of Mexico
Basin size: 1,151,000 sq mi (2,980,000 km2)
Did you know: Approximately 460 million tons of freight are transported on the Mississippi River each year.
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Reading
The easiest way to explore new places is to read about them! Collect information, make connections and travel further than you ever imagined.
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Math
Math is everywhere – in the distance you run and the hours you spend sleeping. Learn about math, and things will start adding up.
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Music
Music makes everything better. Harmony, melody, rhythm – together they express our emotions and even make us happy.
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Art
People have been making and enjoying art for as long as people have been around. See what painting, drawing and photography have to offer.
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Social Studies
Want to learn more about who we are, where we come from and where we’re going? The place to start your adventure is Social Studies.
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Science
Observe, experiment, study. If you’re curious about the world and the way it works, put on your mental lab coat and let the discoveries begin.
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Movement
Everything is moving, from a kite in the wind to the graceful motions of a ballet dancer. Get in sync and learn how to go with the flow.