with Year 5 and Year 6
with Year 5 and Year 6
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The
river at Dalby was very pretty and an ideal place to study rivers. We
were reading
The
Wind in the Willows at the time of our visit and spending a day by
the river really brought the story to life. |
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Mrs
Jordan’s class ready for action. |
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It was
easy to see how the river had meandered over time. |
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The
water sweeps to the outside of each bend, eroding the bank there. |
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The
water flows more slowly on the inside of the bend than it does on the
outside. Stones and silt from the river bed are deposited here. |
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We
worked in teams to study the river and realised how important it was to
communicate clearly with each other. |
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We
measured the flow rate of the river by timing how long it took for a
ball to travel over a fixed distance. We repeated our results to make
them as accurate as possible. The tricky bit was catching the ball at
the end! |
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When the
water level was high, the river cut through the meandering loop and left
behind and
oxbow lake – it’s to the left of the trees! |
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| Inevitably, some of us got water in our wellies. Thank goodness we had all brought spare clothes with us! |
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