Teaching The River Chess : Module plan Lesson/s Using To be able to demonstrate To include these Sources for teacher reference Student resources theme key their understanding of this terms and vocabulary concepts question / task Note that many slides have essential of: clickable links so you will need internet access to show the presentation Label the inputs, throughputs, Runoff Powerpoint slides 1-7 Note and explain, using PP outputs and storage on a Groundwater flow slides 3, 4 & 5 how water cycle diagram Surface flow See teachers notes at footer of slides hydrological characteristics of The The cycle Soil storage a chalk drainage basin differ Vegetation Note that many slides have essential from a standard drainage hydrological hydrological clickable links so you will need access to basin. Create an annotated diagram Winterbournes show the presentation to illustrate the unique Aquifers Locate River Chess on a map features of a chalk Catchment (you could use the interactive hydrological cycle in a) Artesian well map on the ChessWatch summer and b) winter website). cycle in chalk in chalk cycle drainage basins drainage The hydrological hydrological The Why might a flash flood create River Chess problems for water quality in River Colne the River Chess? River Thames Hydrology in chalk catchments chalk in Hydrology What changes could be made tributary near the River Chess to confluence 1. improve the quality of water Chesham and regulate the flow? Rickmansworth Chalfont the Chess Catchment Chess the Aylesbury The hydrological cycle in cycle hydrological The Why is a chalk stream Brown Trout Powerpoint slides 8-12 River trout worksheet environment such good news Mayfly for aquatic life? Crayfish River Trout worksheet answers What are the implications of water acidity for aquatic life? The River Chess association to be found at http://www.riverchessassociation.co.uk/ What causes the pH of river Chalk streams of the Chilterns video by Matthew water to change? Plato ( 30 minutes ) to be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z-Tp9G0dig The chalk aquatic ecosystem aquatic chalk The Chalk streams in crisis by Slater M and Singleton- Design a leaflet explaining the Nutrient balance White S, June 2019 to be found at http://www.riverchessassociation.co.uk/uploads/Chal optimal conditions for a fish health k%20streams%20dossier_June%202019_FINAL_FIN healthy brown trout water flow AL%20(1).pdf population. River health River 77% of UK chalk streams found to be below good 2. standard of health in quality status quality 2014 Good ecological water water Good ecological The importance, to river The importance of Data exercise using data Powerpoint slide 10 : Click on each water health of flow/ Water level from the ChessWatch water quality indicator on the slide to be directed flow/ water level turbidity quality sensors to the relevant Chess Watch website page turbidity pH https://www.qmul.ac.uk/chesswatch/water- pH dissolved oxygen quality-sensors/ dissolved oxygen Measuring and and Measuring river monitoring health How might decreasing water Abstraction PowerPoint slides 13, 14 and 16 quality affect watercress Sewerage Click on each interactive link in each SWOT worksheet : Undertake farming? Urban growth thumbnail for further information a SWOT analysis for a variety Industrial pressures of stakeholders and players Under what conditions does Transport infrastructure See teachers notes at footer of slides in the Chess catchment sewerage outflow cause Channelling and changes problems in the river? to the channel course Either work individually and each student Refer to at least one verified basin Weirs produce a SWOT on one key stakeholder source of data and research to the drainage basin drainage the to How do urban areas affect the Flood control measures Or work in groups to produce a variety of for each of the statements quality of the water and the Pollution SWOTS. you make in your SWOT amount of runoff? Invasive species Climate change These SWOTS should then be shared Ensure that all sources are across the group. This is essential correctly referenced background to their final task in Part 5- Human interactions in the drainage the drainage in interactions Human Human disruption Human Creating a sustainable water futures. 3. What are the strategies to get Water footprinting PowerPoint slides 14 and 15 people to use less water? Reducing demand Water butts Use stimulus sheet one: Explain and give examples Hippos See teachers notes at footer of slides Water use in the UK how these factors create Water meters challenge for water companies Water pricing Research at : Climate change Water abstraction Water footprinting to Storage capacity licences issued by the EA be found at Water Infrastructure Water use forecasting https://waterfootprint. Demand for water for Demand Increasing demands org/ Managing water demand water Managing Affordability and 4. profitability How does the source of water Resilience PowerPoint slides 19 Use the worksheet : supply in The Thames valley Sustainability differ from water supply in the Climate change Refer to the worksheet: Researching key stakeholders UK as a whole? Population growth Researching key stakeholders and players and players in the River Standard of living and in the River Chess catchment Chess catchment Present a plan for quality of life sustainable water resource Adaptation management in the River Mitigation Chess catchment which Risk meets the needs of the present while resource long term planning long term resource safeguarding the needs for the future for all the Water Water stakeholders involved. Creating sustainable water futures sustainable Creating 5. Local water provider Local Fishing enthusiasts Nature lovers Walkers .