Features of the W膩d墨 Darb膩t
Aim and introduction
This is the second lesson in this series about the W膩d墨 Darb膩t and Kho Ruri and will explore the main features of a river with a focus on the W膩d墨 Darb膩t and the waterfalls. It will reflect on the knowledge of the features covered in Lesson 1 and develop understanding of the processes which create specific river landforms. 聽
Curriculum links
Physical geography, including: physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle.
Learning goals
- Locate key features of a river profile.
- Show how waterfalls are formed.
- Know how processes can affect the formation of a waterfall.
Learning outcomes
Greater depth: pupils will be able to accurately label the main features of a river profile and show clear understanding of the processes which influence their creation. They will be able to accurately sequence the formation of a waterfall using W膩d墨 Darb膩t as an example. At the upper level, they will be able to explain how processes help create this landform. The geographical terminology used will be accurate and relevant to the topic.
Expected level: pupils will be able to label the main features of a river profile and show understanding of the processes which influence their creation. They will be able to sequence the formation of a waterfall and may use W膩d墨 Darb膩t as an example. Geographical terminology will be used, most of which will be accurate and relevant to the topic.
Working towards: pupils will be able to label most of the main features of a river profile and show some understanding of the processes which influence their creation, this may be inaccurate in places. The formation of a waterfall will be present but might not be complete and/or in sequence. Geographical terminology will be used with some accuracy.
Support: with guidance, pupils will be able to label most of the main features of a river profile, understanding of the processes involved may be limited or not present. The formation of a waterfall will most likely be out of sequence with inaccuracies. Limited geographical terminology will be used.
Key terms
- Hard rock
- Soft rock
- Limestone (for W膩d墨 Darb膩t)
- Erosion
- Plunge pool
- Undercutting
- Valley
- Seasonal
- Confluence
- Meander
- Source
- Mouth
- Topography
Learning resources
- Features of the W膩d墨 Darb膩t 鈥� Teacher Presentation
- Definitions of river features with images (see 鈥榬esources; section in the teacher presentation).
- W膩d墨 Darb膩t sketch map.
- Formation of a waterfall diagram
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- Modelling supplies such as playdoh, plasticine, clay etc or small building blocks (e.g. Lego).
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Challenge and support
Challenge pupils to think about how the river features are formed.
Support pupils by adding text boxes to the features of the river to help them locate it.
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Show an image of the W膩d墨 Darb膩t waterfalls on the screen. Get pupils to write down or say to their peers / class what they would think / feel if they were looking at this place for real. Get pupils to think about how this links to their previous learning on the W膩d墨 Darb膩t and Kho Ruri.
Main 1
Project on the board a satellite map of W膩d墨 Darb膩t (use an application such as Google Maps for this), put the setting as 鈥榯errain鈥� so that the relief can be seen. If you zoom in on particular areas, contour lines can be seen which can help with gauging the height of the land.
Get pupils to think-pair-share their descriptions of the map. Use terms from the PPT to help with description. Develop the conversation further by asking pupils how they think the W膩d墨 Darb膩t was formed.
Main 2
Teacher presentation on what the W膩d墨 Darb膩t is and how it is affected by the Khareef. Explain that this is a seasonal river.
Hand out a copy of the sketch map to each pupil and using the descriptions of river features around the room, pupils add labels to their map in the boxes provided. Pupils could add on the direction of flow to help them position the river. Pupils can self or peer-mark their maps by checking the features labelled on the board.
Main 3
Get the class into groups of 3 pupils ideally and ask them to number themselves 1-3. Each group has the materials to build their own model (i.e. clay, plasticine, Lego etc). The class will undertake a map from memory activity using the diagram of a waterfall (explained in more detail on the PPT).
They complete the maps from memory task and label the key parts of the waterfall.
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Assess the models by using the success criteria on the board. 聽
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