Rivers and Early American Communities Field Trip

Explore Torrent Temple in this free Rivers and Early American Communities field trip. Choose any of six stops, investigate five questions at each stop, and collect the letters that unlock your return to Base Camp.

K–2 and Grades 3–5 have different stories and questions. Use the grade toggle inside the adventure. No account or physical kit is required.

Teacher Guide · selected grade

The adventure’s grade toggle selects the matching teacher guide. Both grade experiences have six independently selectable stops and thirty questions.

Download K–2 Teacher Guide (PDF) Download Grades 3–5 Teacher Guide (PDF)

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Six curriculum stops

  1. Lantern Quay — Rivers as travel routes.
  2. Mist Gallery — Indigenous communities and waterways.
  3. Rainfall Arch — Trade and exchange.
  4. Stillwater Court — Settlements near water.
  5. Hidden Channel — Maps of early routes.
  6. Tide Bell Tower — How rivers shape communities.