Lesson Planning
Review the importance of rivers and rainfall in the growing of crops; investigate the relationship between rivers and settlements in Britain.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To investigate and begin to understand the relationship between rivers and the size of settlements in Britain.
Children will:
- Review the cress seed models of the river Nile and surrounding desert and draw conclusions about the importance of rivers and rainfall in the growing of crops.
- Understand the importance of the River Nile to life in Egypt and make an information sheet (Easy/Medium).
- Investigate the relationship between rivers and settlements in Britain by finding the mapped area of towns and cities along the course of 5 different rivers.