Y5 - RIVERS & MOUNTAINS
Lesson Focus
Rivers
Children will be able to explain how rivers are formed.
The start of a river.
Map three of the longest rivers in the world.
Children will be able to explain how flooding and erosion take place.
Children will be able to explain the terms, Bank, Flow, Channel, Current, Dam and Downstream.
Children will be able to explain over a long period of time rivers create valleys, or gorges and canyons if the river is strong enough to erode rock.
Children explore the terms sediment the mouth of a river and new, soil-rich land is known as a delta.
Children will be able to explain the water cycle and are able to explain terms such as rainfall and evaporation.
We look at the Physical Causes Of Flooding and how Human Factors Increasing Flood.
Children will be able to explain how climate change has affected flooding.
Children trace the source of the River Tame.
Mountains
Children will be able to explain the difference between mountains and mountain ranges.
Children will be able to explain how most mountains formed.
What height does a hill become a mountain?
We look at a range of different mountains and locations.
The geography of a mountain.
The highest mountain in the world and in the UK
Children will be able to explain terms like;
summit, face, snow line, ridge, tree line and plateau.
Children will learn that some mounts are formed by volcanos (volcanic mountains).
We look at the destructive power of volcanic mountains and how even today mountains are still being formed.
Super volcanos.
Man v Mountains - Everest v K2
Digital / Computing Focus
Log into a computer and their Google Account.
Access Google Classroom.
Able to identify the set assignment and follow instructions.
Open web links and PDFs on Google Classroom.
Open and start to work on the Google Doc template.
Complete the different sections.
Add pictures where stated.
Use keyboard shortcuts.
Understand left and right mouse clicks.
Use the tab and fullscreen features built into Chrome OS to allow fullscreen viewing and easy movement between open tabs.
Open multiple windows and access work.
Research different aspects of the project and contribute to the class discussion.
Use your Chromebook to find talking points during the lesson and share knowledge and understanding.
Access and use different online maps.
Copy and paste data with or without formatting and understand the difference.
Open and complete the “Drag “n” Drop” activity.
Open Jamboard and share knowledge and understanding.
Rivers & Mountains
Year 5 have been studying rivers and mountains. This exciting and interesting project covered how rivers are formed and how climate change can affect the levels of rivers causing flooding and erosion.
In mountains we looked at how mountains and mountain ranges are formed. We moved onto volcanic mountains and finally onto super volcanos. We finished the topic by compared the two highest mountains K2 and Mount Everest.
what we covered
Rivers
How rivers are formed, the start of a river and flooding and erosion along with local rivers.
Mountains
How mountains are formed, types of mountains and the geography of mountains.
Volcanos
What is a volcano and how they are formed. The destructive power and super volcanos.
Climate Change
We looked at how climate change can affect the level of rivers along with local flooding.
