Lesson Planning
Trace the journey of a local river to the sea. Build a boat from natural materials to send on a river journey, making sure to test and improve its buoyancy and stability.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To understand the nature of a river and how it changes on its journey from source to sea.
- To know and review the key features of rivers and use the correct geographical vocabulary.
- To build a boat from natural materials using a variety of taught joining techniques.
- To test buoyancy and improve stability by experimentation and adaptations.
Children will:
- Explore the route of their local river downstream to the sea recalling knowledge and understanding of features and river related vocabulary.
- Make a boat out of natural materials using joining techniques such as lashing and pegging.