Here is a good one for you!

I have saved some pictures from the internet and then taken a small snippet of them. You can only see small sections of each photo so my question to you is… can you guess what these photos are of?

What gave you clues in the pictures?

Are the pictures in colour? Does that help you to work out when these photos were taken?

What objects can you see in the pictures?

Do you think these are new or old photos?

This week I am going to answer your questions about rivers. Some of the pictures you can click on to learn more.

Q1. Is the water clean for drinking?

Some river water is safe to drink but it is best not to try it unless you know for sure because there can be bugs in the water that you cannot see.

That leads us on to our next question.

Q2. Are there animals and creatures in rivers?

If you google ‘animals in the River Severn’, you will see that lots of animals live in or use the river. As it is such a big river, it is impossible to list all of the animals and creatures that live in it. Lots of animals use the river to wash and drink from too.

Q3. How deep is the River Severn?

The deepest part of the River is 15 metres deep. That is more than 2 houses put on top of each other! Some parts have shallow bits by the banks but its is difficult to tell how quickly it goes deep so it is best not to try.

This leads to our next question.

Q4. Can you swim in the river?

Click here to play some games all about learning safety by a river.

Q5. Why are there rocks in rivers?

Rocks are in rivers because the water travels over land. Where there are rocks, the water travels quickly and pulls the rocks of the river bed. As the water moves faster the rocks travel along the river and where the river slows down, the rocks do too. They sometimes get stuck in the river bed further down also.

Q6. How much land do rivers cover?

The map below shows how much of the United Kingdom is covered by rivers. You can see a lot of them! Can you remember where the River Severn is?

Learning Objective: Name and locate the four countries of the UK, including characteristics of those places (rivers).

The largest river in the United Kingdom is the River Severn. Watch the video below showing you where the river starts, where it goes and where it finishes.

Key words to listen out for

Bank- the ground at the side of the river

Bed- the ground under the water of the river

Current- the flow of the river

Depth- how deep the river is

Erosion- the wearing away of rocks as the water and rocks rub together

Meander- a bend in the river

Mouth- where the river meets the sea

Source- where the river starts

Write down any questions that you have about rivers and I will try to answer them in your next Geography lesson next week :).