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

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)
• 5 – Old photos of Ladywell
• 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
• 8 – Important vocabulary 
• 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)

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) 

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