River, from times immemorial has been the basis of various civilizations. It has truly been the life giver. Plentiful water, and the enrichment of the soil due to annual flooding, made it possible to grow excess crops beyond what was needed to sustain an agricultural village. This allowed for some members of the community to engage in non-agricultural activities such as construction of buildings and cities, metalworking, trade, and social organization. Additional advantages of locating near a river included easy transportation by water as well as good hunting and fishing.
As an ISA project activity for this academic year 2015-16 at Reqelford International School, we have decided to explore the river side. The activity allows students across grades 7 to 9 to explore facts about prominent rivers in 5 different countries and understand the similarities and differences in issues that affect the lives of people who live around rivers.
This blog incorporates all that the students have learned throughout the ISA project on Rivers titled River, the life giver. Here are some pictures displayed about rivers on the left. A digital fact file and SWOT analysis were completed for the process.
Skills integrated : Research, Analytical thinking, Critical thinking, communicative and collaborative skills.
Subjects covered: Geography, Environmental Management, English, ICT and Economics.
So without further ado, let's meet the five rivers. Shall we?
The Rivers studied:
1. River Mississippi
2. River Nile
3. River Thames
4. River Yangtze
5. River Ganges
Activity 1 : Digital Fact File of a River
Grades involved: Year 7 and Year 8
To understand the interesting land forms created by rivers and their uses, the students of Grade 7 and 8 were briefed upon the features of a river and its uses. They were then taken out for a campus activity where the Geography teacher showed them the features of a river by using the tap water. The students were then divided into 5 groups based on the rivers – Ganges, Mississippi, Yangtze, Nile and Thames were asked to research the features and uses of the river. They were then trained by the ICT teacher on how to prepare a power point presentation and a blog. Students prepared the Digital fact files of the river assigned to them and presented it for the rest of their classmates.
Activity 2 : SWOT Analysis of a River
Grade involved: Year 9
To understand the strengths and weaknesses of rivers in different parts of the world, the students of Grade 9, as a part of their Geography curriculum activity were briefed upon the ‘Rivers and Coasts’ and as a part of their Environmental science and management activity were briefed upon the ‘Environmental impacts on rivers’ and as a part of ‘Economics’ activity, they were briefed on various occupational and income opportunities and the students were then divided into 5 groups based on the rivers mentioned and were asked to research on the internet and library, gather the information. The students prepared SWOT analysis charts based on the learning derived from concerned subject studies of the river assigned to them and presented it to the rest of the class and also assessed their peers by completing the peer assessment forms.
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ReplyDeleteHi guys, this is a link to a short presentation on the River Tees
Hello,
ReplyDeleteThank you for that. We have used the same video to show our students about the different land forms that river creates and the different types of Load it carries. May I please know your identity.
Ms Jyothsna
Hello JyothsnaK
ReplyDeleteIt's Mr Ashford at BSKL. We have being reviewing your work at BSKL this week and students will be making comments over the next week. Therefore any comments are likely to be from our students. They are going to be sharing a number of links with your students about work they have completed.
Mr Ashford, we have not received any links. Could you please follow up on that? Thank you
DeleteVery nice photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteVery well made, brilliant layout and very detailed information. Well Done!
ReplyDeleteThis presentation is very nicely presented with lots of information. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation
DeleteAll your presentations/blogs included relevant photos, statistics and detailed facts under each subtitle - the layout was very clear.
ReplyDeleteI especially liked the additional links in the River Ganges blog: they're extremely helpful for anyone should they want to know more about the river.
Overall, you guys did a great job! :) Well done!
Your comments are encouraging to my students
ReplyDeleteI am truly encouraged with all your comments. May I request every one to leave in your valuable comments on my students blogs(the links of which are provided)directly and reveal your identity, share your learning with them too and help them to improve on their collaborative skills. Thank you all :)
ReplyDeleteI never knew river's could be so interesting!
ReplyDeleteThis really helped with my homework.
I am glad my students can help this way too!
DeleteThis presentation very well made and it is beautifully presented, and very detailed! Brilliant layout and photos!
ReplyDeleteAmazing page for all kinds of rivers and their facts. The pictures makes it extra fun to learn and fun to look at. Plus the rivers' scenery are amazing! I wonder where you got those photos! These facts are also true and I like them, great for my studies!
ReplyDeleteThank you. This is an ISA project completed by our students. So they did an extensive research and they have even provided the bibliography.you can have a look at it in their respective blogs.
DeleteThe presentation was really good as it was really descriptive and it told me some stuff that I did not know about rivers!It was also quite interesting to read about rivers.
ReplyDeleteThe presentations were evidently well researched, however the information might be better presented in bullet points instead of paragraphs (the River Thames presentation did this well).
ReplyDeleteTrue. Thank you. My students will take this feedback and make necessary changes
Deletethey all have information about everything the specific river has to give to humans. the pictures make it extra exiting to read. they are all very well done (:-)
ReplyDeleteNice information and I like the pictures.
ReplyDeleteAmazing Facts.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures used to explain text.
Very well written.
Thank you all.
ReplyDeleteGreat information, clear as well. I love that you have included images so it is not boring. The design of the page is well organised and not 'in your face' (if you know what I mean). Thank you! :D
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ReplyDeleteFrom Steyn at BSKL
Thank you for that Mr Ashford. Our students were excited and found your students' presentations very informative.
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