Flooding impacts and solutions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the short and long term impacts of flooding and describe ways that flooding can be reduced.
Key learning points
- River flooding can cause short-term and long-term problems.
- Digital maps can be used to show areas at risk from flooding.
- The impacts of flooding can be reduced by warning people in advance.
- The risks of river flooding can be reduced by building embankments and planting trees.
Keywords
Digital map - Maps that can be viewed on a computer.
Embankment - Embankments are where the sides of the river are raised to stop water escaping.
Drainage basin - A drainage basin is the area drained by a river and its tributaries.
Evaporation - Evaporation is where liquid heats up and turns into a gas.
Common misconception
Flooding only causes bad impacts.
In some parts of the world flooding can bring sediment to the soil which helps crops grow.
Teacher tip
For the final task pupils can make a model of a drainage basin which is likely to flood and one of a drainage basin which is not likely to flood.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of weather causes flooding?
Q2.A river floods when the water goes over the top of its...
Q3.How can humans increase the risk of flooding?
Q4.What is the flat area next to the river called?
Q5.What is deforestation?
Q6.Why do steep slopes increase the risk of flooding?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the correct definition and key term?
problems or benefits caused by an event
issues during and immediately after the flood
issues that may last for a long time after the flood
Q2.Shrewsbury is a town on what river?
Q3.Are these positive or negative impacts of flooding?
positive
negative
negative
Q4.What can we use to see if an area is at risk from flooding?
Q5.What organisations warn people if there is a risk of flooding?
Q6.How do embankments help to reduce the risk of floods?
To help you plan your 3 geography lesson on: Flooding impacts and solutions, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 3 geography lesson on: Flooding impacts and solutions, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 geography lessons from the Rivers: what's special about them? unit, dive into the full primary geography curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.