Rivers of the world
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain what a river is and give examples of different rivers in the world.
Key learning points
- Rivers carry water from high places such as mountains to a sea, ocean or lake.
- There are rivers on every continent, and some of the biggest rivers are the Nile and the Amazon.
Keywords
River - A river is a natural stream of water that flows through land and empties into a body of water such as a sea or lake.
Source - The source is the start of a river.
Mouth - The mouth of a river is where it enters the sea or a lake.
Common misconception
There aren't any rivers in Antarctica.
There are rivers in every continent. Rivers in Antarctica are frozen or beneath a sheet of ice.
Teacher tip
You can relate knowledge of rivers to a river local to you to support children to bridge the gap between local and global rivers.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are rivers?
Q2.Which of these are ways we can cross a river?
Q3.What can fresh water be used for?
Q4.How many continents contain rivers?
Q5.Where is the river Thames located?
Q6.Which images shows a river?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of water do rivers carry?
Q2.Match the terms to the statement.
the start of a river in a hill or mountain
where a river enters the sea or a lake
the direction a river flows
Q3.Put these statements in the correct order to explain what a river is.
Q4.Which continents contain rivers?
Q5.What are the two longest rivers in the world called?
Q6.The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world and the longest river in which continent?
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