Layston First School Geography

Topic: Fieldwork of Local Area – The Y3

What should I already know? What will I find out by the end of the unit?  The River Rib flows through  The source of the River Rib B’ford  The length of the River Rib  Where the River Rib enters and leaves B’ford  River features of the Rib (particularly those in B’ford) and it’s map coordinates

Geographical skills and enquiry/fieldwork Vocabulary: meander a bend in a river Measuring the depth of the River Rib at current the strength and speed of the river. Water always flows downhill; the steeper the certain points – Is it always the same? ground is, the stronger the current will be. tributary a smaller river that joins the main river Finding plotted map points in real life and source where a river starts noting observations. mouth where a river joins the sea estuary Where a river reaches the ocean and the river and ocean mix. Estuaries are normally Using pictures/symbols and adding them to wide and flat. a map of the River Rib. confluence the point where a smaller river joins the main river bed the bed is the bottom of a river. A riverbed can be made of sand, rocks or mud depending on the river. bank the riverbank is the land at the side of the river. Key Facts erosion when a river flows fast it damages the riverbanks and washes bits of them  The River Rib originates near the downstream. This makes the river wider. Maps to Use East village of Buckland and runs parallel with the A10 through , Buntingford, , , and Standon, before dividing the villages of and and continuing until it reaches its confluence with the near .