In this section you can find useful tools and resources to run sessions with your class on the river. For further information or other resources, please contact us by emailing us.
Video Workshops Background Information Maps Teachers Guides
Lesson Plans Worksheets-KS1 Worksheets-KS2 Freshwater ID Sheets
Other ID Sheets Booking Form Testimonials and Feedback
Video Workshops
How to run your own river related sessions
The River Ravensbourne journey
Health and Safety in the river
How to learn about rivers
Background Information
1 – Ravensbourne Background Info (large file)
2 – The water cycle (ppt file)
3 – Background to the London Borough of Lewisham (flooding)
4 – Lewisham’s Biodiversity Action Plan – Rivers (to follow)
6 – From first to second nature – A study of the River Ravensbourne in South east London
(A dissertation by Lawrence Beale Collins)
7 – Ravensbourne Sites for Long Profile
9 – River work risk assessment
10 – Briefing note for field study visit
11 – My visit to – Important information for pupils
12 – Facts about rivers
13 – Investigating rivers (ppt file with a glossary of important river terms)
Maps
Map 1 – Map of the river Quaggy
Map 2 – Map of the Ravensbourne catchment
Map 3 – Lewisham’s Big Green Map
Map 4 – Waterlink Way
Teachers Guides
Teachers guide 1 – A teacher’s guide to Pond/River Dipping
Teachers guide 2 – A teacher’s guide to causes of river pollution
Teachers guide 3 – A teacher’s guide to the effects of pH, 02 and temperature on water quality
Teachers guide 4 – A teachers guide – hydro-prop conversion chart
Teachers guide 5 – A teachers guide to river studies
Teachers guide 6 – A teacher’s guide to pupil expectations and outcomes
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan 1 – River wade & dipping
Lesson Plan 2 – Investigating rivers
Lesson Plan 3 – KS3 Biotic Index Study (to follow)
Lesson Plan 4 – River characteristics study
Lesson Plan 5 – River/Pond Dipping
Lesson Plan 6 – Habitat studies
Lesson Plan 7 – Water Cycle
Worksheets KS1
Worksheet 1 – River water habitats
Worksheet 2 – River minibeast recording sheet
Worksheet 3 – River dipping animal report
Worksheet 4 – The River Nile
Worksheet 10 – Habitats survey sheet (can also be used in KS2)
Worksheet 11 – A habitat mapping exercise (can also be used in KS2)
Worksheet 12 – River and water puzzles (can also be used in KS2)
Worksheets KS2
Worksheet 1 – A journey along the river Ravensbourne (measurements & wildlife)
Worksheet 2 – Rivers recording sheet (bedload)
Worksheet 3 – River data recording sheet – no field sketch (different sites)
Worksheet 4 – Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) – with pictures
Worksheet 5 – Freshwater recording sheet – with feeding levels
Worksheet 6 – A journey along the river Ravensbourne (measurements [inc. bedload] & wildlife)
Worksheet 7 – Abiotic recording sheet
Worksheet 8 – Sand tray experiment
Worksheet 9 – Investigating rivers using a variety of measurements (Including instructions)
Worksheet 10 – Habitats survey sheet (can also be used in KS1)
Worksheet 11 – A habitat mapping exercise (can also be used in KS1)
Worksheet 12 – River and water puzzles (can also be used in KS1)
Freshwater ID Sheets
Water Scorpion Banded Demoiselle Bullhead Chinese Mitten Crab Dragonfly Nymph Freshwater Hoglouse Freshwater Leech Freshwater Shrimp Greater Water Boatman Lesser Water Boatman Pond Skater Stone Loach Swimming Mayfly Nymph Three-spined Stickleback Wandering Snail Water Cricket Water Measurer Water Mite
Other ID Sheets
Other education websites that you may find useful
Leicester County Council – River Systems and Water Cycles
Field Studies Council – River Fieldwork
Exploring Earth – Observe changes in the channel of a meandering river
Exploring Earth – Observe how sediment is transported by flowing water.
Exploring Earth – Observe how sediments are deposited
Exploring Earth – Observe river erosion creating waterfalls and chasms
Rivers and People 
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