Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify water stores and processes in the water cycle.
- Describe the three courses of a river.
- Name the physical features of a river.
- Name some major rivers and their location.
- Describe different ways a river is used.
- List some of the problems around rivers.
- Describe human and physical features around a river.
- Identify the location of a river on an OS map.
- Make a judgement on the environmental quality in a river environment.
- Make suggestions on how a river environment could be improved.
Lesson 6 involves fieldwork in a river environment. It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Refer to the Before the lesson section in Lesson 6 to prepare for this lesson. Please be aware this lesson may take longer than 1 hour.
Suggested prior learning
What is it like to live by the coast?
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: What is the water cycle?
Lesson 2: How is a river formed?
Lesson 3: Where can we find rivers?
Lesson 4: How are rivers used?
Lesson 5: What can we find out about our local river?
Lesson 6: What features does our local river have?
Key skills
- Locating some
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Key knowledge
- To know
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – Geography Y4: What are rivers and how are they used?
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Subject resources
Policy support
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Geography: Long-term plans
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National curriculum mapping
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Geography: Pupil progression of skills
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Assessment
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Equipment list
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