Estuaries and deltas

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Mountains, Rivers and Coasts The Journey of a River

Objectives

Geography

  • Understand and describe key aspects of physical geography including: rivers, mountains and the water cycle.

Lesson Planning

Understand about what happens when a river reaches the coast. Create a leaflet about a nature reserve based at the coast and show your knowledge by playing an Estuary Quiz game!

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand what happens as a river reaches the coast, including: estuaries, deltas, mudflats and salt marshes.
  • To know why estuaries are so important for wildlife and nature reserves.

Children will:

  • Understand what happens to a river as it reaches the coast including the formation of deltas, mudflats and salt marshes.
  • Create a leaflet for visitors to a nature reserve that explains how mudflats and salt marshes are formed and the wildlife that inhabits them.

You Will Need

  • Sticky tack
  • Internet access