Key Stage 2

Geography KS2 Unit 14 (Year 6) - Investigating rivers

This is a 'long' unit. In it, children learn, through fieldwork and research, about rivers and the effects they have on the landscape. The unit focuses on:

the components of the water cycle
how rivers erode, transport and deposit materials to produce particular landscape features
the characteristics of a river system in another part of the world
This unit may be shortened to a 'medium' unit by leaving out the final section. Guidance on how to link the Geography Scheme of Work with other areas of the curriculum can be found in the section about Links with other areas of the curriculum. This particular unit offers links with literacy, mathematics, history, IT and science.

WEBLINKS	River project Investigating why rivers flood Lesson plans and worksheet for teachers A guide to the river Thames Ordnance Survey Maps Multimap The River Trent A River in Action Rivers and Coasts River World
SOFTWARE	Raging Rivers by Akore Rivers by Ransom River Focus Published by Neptune Computer Technology Simple database package RM Information Workshop (in RM Window Box) Simple spread sheet package RM Number Magic (in RM Window Box), MS Excel Desktop publishing - MS Publisher '98 and Word '97
BOOKS	Chambers, Catherine Rivers (Mapping Landforms), Heinemann, 0-431-09844-1 Knapp, Brian The river book ( Curriculum Visions), Atlantic Europe 1-862170-00-6 The facilities below are only available to Isle of Wight Schools Click here to order your Projects from School Library Service Click here for Education Centre - Library Resources

OTHER RESOURCES

local maps
measuring tapes
ranging rods
floats
stopwatch
clipboards
data handling and graphing package
primary geography textbooks
globes
maps and atlases
CD-ROMs
access to the Internet
desktop publishing package