| River View Junior School | Age Range | Year 6 | |
| Investigating Rivers The River Darent |   | |
| Learning Intentions | Activities |
| The children will: • Use maps and aerial photographs to locate the source and journey of a river • Be able to recognise common river features • Be able to use a range of fieldwork skills to record evidence of erosion, transportation and deposition • Be able to describe how human activity can change the appearance of a river • Use ICT to present and share their work with others | • Use Infomapper to locate the source and mouth of the River Darent • Visit points on the river to observe evidence of erosion, transportation and deposition • Measure the velocity, depth and width of the river at various points • Use digital cameras to record evidence • Write a report on the “Life of a River” • Include information about river features found in the Youthful, Mature and Old Age stages |
| Learning Outcomes | ||
 What the children did: • Used Clicker 5 to create a Talking Storybook about the River Darent • Included in the book information about river features and evidence | ||
| Published Infomapper Layers | ||
| The children created and published the following layers on Infomapper: The River Darent | ||
| Use of ICT to enhance Teaching and Learning | ||
 The children used: • The Internet to research and find out information about rivers and river features • Digital cameras to record evidence of erosion and deposition • Clicker 5 to create and share their work with others |