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Geography

River in the Sand

Overview

Students create a simple river to see how water flows.

Learning Objective
Students understand how rivers move and shape land.

Resources needed

  • Soil or sand
  • Water

Lesson stages

0 / 5 done
  1. 1 Make a small slope in soil or sand.
  2. 2 Pour water at the top.
  3. 3 Watch how the water moves.
  4. 4 Observe changes to the ground.
  5. 5 Discuss what happened.

Tap a step to mark it as done.

Variations

  • Add obstacles like stones.
  • Change the slope and compare results.
More information

Teach words like flow, fast, slow, path.

Use a small tray if space is limited.

Students describe water movement.

Use natural ground and water.

Students may not link water to land change.

Shows erosion in a simple way.