Riverflight provides a holistic geographical study of a river from source to mouth. The programmes cover both the physical and human aspects of rivers and promote the use of a wide range of geographical and related curriculum skills.
Aims of Riverflight
- to stimulate geographical enquiry
- to develop a wide range of practical geographical skills
- to observe geographical processes in a real-life situation
- to identify different land use patterns
- to show that people use rivers for a variety of purposes
- to highlight the process of change in the physical environment
- to recognise that a river is a resource and requires management
- to investigate the provision of a reliable supply of fresh water>
Don’t Take Risks With Rivers!
Please remember when teaching rivers to stress to the children the potential dangers of water and that they should always be very careful near canals, rivers and reservoirs. When planning practical fieldwork please consult your LEA water safety guidelines.
Riverflight provides a resource for:
National Curriculum in England and Wales
- geographical enquiries about features of rivers
- geographical vocabulary associated with rivers
- plans, maps and diagrams showing features along the river course
- secondary sources of evidence – television programmes, aerial footage of rivers
- rivers theme (England only)
- settlements theme (England only)
- environmental change theme (England and Wales)
National Guidelines for Scotland 5-14
Environmental Studies: Social Subjects
Understanding People and Place, Stages P4 to P6
- a comparative case study within Britain
- aspects of the physical and built environment
- reasons settlements differ in character, size, number of people and location
- location linkages and networks
Northern Ireland Common Curriculum
- place studies of villages, towns and cities
- topics and issues such as water and pollution
- recognise and describe common landscape features in terms of size and shape
