This section deals with the location of rivers on the local, national and global scales. This work principally involves map work and a series of Videos (published by the BBC and Zigzag). Copies of Landmarks: Rivers Of the World and River Severn, with accompanying booklets, can be obtained by telephoning 0181 746 1111. The videos may either be shown as a whole series one after the other, or can be shown with the relevant sections of this teacher planning section. For example, the Mississippi River video deals with aspects of flooding, and can be shown in this context. River Severn (Programme 4 - Water From The River) deals with water treatment and sewerage works, and could be shown with the section about how people use rivers and how they are cared for. ACTIVITY ONE : Rivers in Our Locality / County. Using an atlas, ask the children to find a map of the UK. Then ask them to find a map of the county in which they live in. In pairs get the children to find and record as many rivers as possible. RESOURCES REQUIRED Atlases. ACTIVITY TWO : UK Rivers. Using an atlas, get the children to find a map of the UK showing rivers. Then ask them to find as many different rivers as possible and list these rivers according to whether they are found in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales. Note some rivers will flow through more than one country so the river name needs to go in both countries the river flows through (Worksheet 42). Also give the children a map of the UK and get them to plot the following rivers on the map : Scotland - River Spey and River Tay; England - River Tweed, River Ouse, River Medway; Wales - River Wye; Northern Ireland - River Bann (Worksheet 43). RESOURCES REQUIRED Atlases. ACTIVITY THREE : European Rivers. Using an atlas, get the children to find a map of Europe showing rivers. Then ask them to find as many different rivers as possible and list the names of the rivers, along with the names of the countries these rivers flow through. Worksheet 44 deals with plotting river courses and the location of European rivers. RESOURCES REQUIRED Atlases. ACTIVITY FOUR : World Rivers. Using an atlas, get the children to find a map of the World showing rivers. Then ask them to find as many different rivers as possible and list these rivers according to whether they are found in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America and Africa using Worksheet 45 RESOURCES REQUIRED Atlases. ACTIVITY FIVE : River's of the World : The Orinoco. This is a video activity and comes from the BBC Landmarks : Rivers of the World Series. There is a questionnaire for the video and some follow-up work from the video. The main focus of this video is how people use the river and the way the river changes as it moves downstream from the source. RESOURCES REQUIRED Video - The Arnica. Questionaire Clipboards. ACTIVITY SIX : River's of the World : The Danube. This is a video activity from the BBC Landmarks : Rivers of the World Series. There is a questionnaire for the video and some follow-up work from the video . The main focus of this video is about lochs and how the delta is used. RESOURCES REQUIRED Video - The Danube. Clipboards. ACTIVITY SEVEN : Rivers of the World : The Nile. This is a video activity from the BBC Landmarks : Rivers of the World Series. There is a questionnaire for the video and some follow-up work from the video . The main focus of this video is the dependency of the Egyptian people on the River Nile and the ways in which they use the River Nile. RESOURCES REQUIRED Video - The Nile. Clipboards. ACTIVITY EIGHT : Rivers of the World : The Angara. This is a video activity from the BBC Landmarks : Rivers of the World Series. There is a questionnaire for the video and some follow-up work from the video . The main focus of this video is the advantages and disadvantages of a dam and river pollution. RESOURCES REQUIRED Video - The Angara. Clipboards. ACTIVITY NINE : Rivers of the World : The Mississippi. This is a video activity from the BBC Landmarks : Rivers of the World Series. There is a questionnaire for the video and some follow-up work from the video .The main focus of this video is flooding (causes, effects, solutions). RESOURCES REQUIRED Video - The Mississippi. Clipboards. ACTIVITY TEN : Rivers of the World : A Comparison Exercise. Once the children have watched all the BBC Landmarks : Rivers of the World Series, they may use the video information sheets to make a table comparing the five rivers. The children will need to keep their answers from the videos for this activity. This activity is a good summing up exercise and demonstrates to the children how rivers are similar and different across the World. It is a good idea to photocopy this worksheet onto A3 paper so that the children have more space to write their answers. RESOURCES REQUIRED Worksheets 47 to 56. ACTIVITY ELEVEN : The River Severn. First locate the river Severn on a map of the UK. The rest of this work involves watching the BBC Landmarks Videos : The River Severn. These videos give a detailed study of the River Severn and cover areas such as features of the river, places on the river, river transportation, how people use water from the river and how the river is cared for. ACTIVITY TWELVE : The River Severn : Follow-up Work. For this activity the children need to work in groups of 4. They also need to keep all their worksheets from the River Severn Videos. The aim is for the children to produce a detailed study of the River Severn. They need to work as a group and find out information on the following topics. They should be encouraged to present their work in a style of their choice e.g. bullet points, descriptions, tables, or alternatively use a variety of styles. For example one section is about the different courses of the river; this could be presented as a table. Also the section about how the water is processed in a water supply works and a waste water treatment works could be presented as two flow diagrams. ACTIVITY THIRTEEN : A River In Scotland. This is a video about the River Tay in Scotland and has been produced by ZigZag Videos. ACTIVITY FOURTEEN : Germany By The Rhine. This video is part of the BBC Landmarks : A Portrait of Europe Series. This video covers aspects of how the River Rhine is used both recreationally and industrially. Worksheets
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