Lake Chicot State Park
Lake Chicot is an oxbow lake. What does oxbow mean? Have an older sibling or a parent help you to look up
the meaning of oxbow in a dictionary or on the Internet.
Write its definition here:
OxbowNow let’s draw a picture of Lake Chicot.
You will need a:
ruler, pencil and a sheet of paper
Use the ruler to measure 1 inch on your paper. Use your pencil to mark the inch. You are going to measure four
more inches (one at a time) and mark them so that the marks create an oxbow (or U) shape. When you are finished measuring, take a pencil and connect all of your marks so that they create a “fat U.”
Color in the lake and add pictures of the wildlife you might find at Lake Chicot State Park.
Oxbow- a bow-shaped lake formed in a former channel of a river.
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