Prairie Pulse: The Promise of Water
Photographer Wayne Gudmundson has produced a photography book on the Garrison Diversion Project. The hope of this project was originally for irrigation, but many years later it is still uncompleted.
Source
Prairie Pulse, Prairie Public Television. Matt Olien (Producer)
Standards
Understand how a variety of subjects, themes, symbols and ideas* are
incorporated in a selection of works of art.
Know various purposes for creating works of art.
Understand how to apply subjects, themes, symbols and ideas in visual art to
communicate ideas*.
Understand multiple purposes for creating works of art.
Understand how to interpret, integrate, and apply subjects, symbols, themes*,
and ideas into their work of art.
Understand the possible intentions of those creating works of art.
Identify consequences of natural and human-induced environmental changes (e.g., erosion, tsunami, deforestation)
Explain ways humans benefit from Earth’s resources (e.g., air, water, soil, food, fuel, building materials)
Use a variety of resources (e.g., maps, charts, bar graphs, Internet, books) to gather information about people, places, and events
Use map scales to locate physical features and estimate distance on a map
Describe the effects of changes in industry, agriculture, and technology in North Dakota (e.g., energy production, transportation, farming methods)
Identify the location and characteristics of significant features of North Dakota (e.g., landforms, river systems, climate, regions, major cities)
Identify different patterns of land use in North Dakota (e.g., land use in urban, suburban, and rural areas, mining, agriculture, manufacturing)
Describe ways geography has affected the development (e.g., the development of transportation, communication, industry, and land use) of the state over time
Explain how human activity (e.g., settlement patterns, migration) affects the physical environment (e.g., soil uses, economy, pollution, use of energy sources)
Explain how human modifications affect the physical environment (e.g., damming of rivers, pollution, urbanization)