Lesson 3 - Unit 2 - river courses

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Unit 2 - Rivers

Today's Lesson 

To do:

- Rivers in the NL check

- River courses + video

- Worksheet

Game?

Goals: 

- Three courses of a river

- Characteristics of a river 

Answers homework

What is an 'estuary'?
(homework - keywords)

Keywords

Estuary 

- Place where the rivers

meet the ocean 

(end of the river)

Usually in the shape of a triangle

Features of a river 

Estuary

Pool

Meander

Task:  River course

Online group:

Worksheet Three courses of a river 

Task for everyone: 
We will watch the video together. 

Answer the questions from the first page. 

Answers worksheet

1. Three courses of a river: 

2.  Which course is the closest to the source?

3. Which course is the closest to the mouth?

4. Why is the river small at the source of the river 

5. Why is the river wide at the mouth?

Upper course

Middle course

Lower course

Upper course

Lower course

Not a lot of water

It flows fast 

No time to spread out
Steep 

A lot of water has gathered

Slow flow of the river

Water spreads out over the flat land

Task:  River course

Online group:

Worksheet Three courses of a river Page 2

Task for everyone: 
Fill in the words in the right part of the river.

Write with pencil if you are not sure. 

Homework

1. Finish worksheet 'Three parts of the river' 

Make sure to have the table and answers the questions in your notebook. 

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