Starter quiz
- Complete the sentence. The mouth of a river is where it meets the ______.
- 'sea' ✓
- How do we use rivers?
- for transport ✓
- water supply ✓
- recreation ✓
- bathing
- laundry
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- About how many parks and green spaces are there in London?
- 3
- 30
- 300
- 3000 ✓
- 30,000
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- Why do people that live in cities enjoy spending time in parks?
- because they can escape the noise and stress of the city ✓
- because parks are free to use
- because they get bored of walking on pavements
- because they go camping in them
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- What is recreation?
- reusing items instead of throwing them away
- doing sports or hobbies for fun ✓
- writing stories and poems
- making a mess and being untidy
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- Put the words in order to complete the sentence. London is the world's first ______.
- 1⇔National
- 2⇔Park
- 3⇔City
Exit quiz
- Which of these allows people to cross from one side of a river to the other?
- steps
- bridge ✓
- path
- gate
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- What does the Thames Barrier help to protect London from?
- fire
- floods ✓
- wind
- lightning
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- Where does most of our waste water end up?
- in puddles
- in bottles
- in sewers ✓
- in rain
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- Complete the sentence. We use water every day when we brush our ______.
- 'teeth' ✓
- Match the words to the definitions.
- river⇔A natural stream of flowing water. ✓
- mouth⇔The part of the river that enters the sea. ✓
- banks⇔The land alongside the river. ✓
- flood⇔When a river channel overflows. ✓
- Put the sentences in the correct order to describe what happens in a flood.
- 1⇔The water in a river flows below the banks.
- 2⇔The water level of the river begins to rise.
- 3⇔The water reaches the banks.
- 4⇔The river bursts its banks.
- 5⇔River water flows onto surrounding land.
- 6⇔The area around the river is flooded.
Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- People settled by the River Thames for navigation, trade and a water supply. Today, many bridges connect both banks.
- Today, Londoners use the most water in the country; much of this comes from the River Thames.
- Waste water is also pumped into the River Thames, which is why a new super sewer is being built.
- The Thames’ Barrier is a special piece of engineering that is designed to protect London from flooding.
Common misconception
Pupils may think the banks of a river actually "burst" in an explosive way when there is a flood.
During a flood, the water level of a river is higher than the banks, so the water 'bursts' out of the river, over the banks onto the surrounding land.
Keywords
Navigation - Navigation is finding a way from one place to another
Banks - Banks are the edges of the land beside a river or waterway
Bridges - Bridges are structures that enable people and vehicles to travel over another space, such as a river or road
Sewer - A sewer is an underground pipe that takes dirty water, such as from baths and toilets, to the sewage works to be cleaned
Flood - A flood is when there is too much water in a waterway, such as a river, and it overflows onto land that is normally dry