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.