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In this short unit pupils carry out fieldwork to investigate a section of a river and its valley and the changes that take place downstream. They use a variety of equipment to measure and record their findings. At the end of the unit pupils produce a piece of continuous writing explaining the processes that cause the downstream changes and reflect on how they could have improved their fieldwork.
The unit could build on work covered earlier in unit 4 'Flood disaster - how do people cope?' or be developed as the central part of a long unit as an alternative to unit 8 'Coastal environments'. It can be extended into a long unit on river processes and landforms, which might begin with the prior learning identified, and end by considering the characteristics of another river (see 'Resources') and the global patterns created by major river systems. The threats posed by pollution and major flooding events could also be added.
In this unit specific reference is made to key skills in 'Points to note'.
This unit is expected to take 4-7 hours.
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