Do you love learning about our world? In this Geography Flex Class, learners will learn about rivers in a fun and interactive way. This course aims to provide meaningful learning experiences for young explorers.

Each week will include a range of activities that are designed to engage the learners in both a hands-on and minds-on way. Each week will include experiments, Q&A, quizzes, games, worksheets, videos and much more.  Learners will be encouraged to observe, explore, question and share what they learn. A variety of methods are used to support learners and cater for different learning styles and needs. 

Learners will be required to:
✔️Use household objects to complete the experiments
✔️Upload photos of their experiments to the classroom and comment on other learner work
✔️Use JamBoard to upload and share work in jigsaw activities
✔️Report their findings through JamBoard
✔️Comment on other learner work in the classroom
✔️Upload copies of the worksheets 
✔️Complete a challenge in the classroom together 
✔️Do research on world rivers and share in the classroom to complete the jigsaw. 

Rivers

Week 1 - The Journey of a River
We will learn about the journey of a river from its source to the mouth. We will identify rivers around the world on a map and share via the classroom. We will do some research on one river and share via Google JamBoard. We will also find out why rivers are so important and work together on a. jigsaw task to share the reasons.

Week 2 -  River Wildlife 
We will learn about freshwater habitats. We will learn about the life cycle of salmon and work collaboratively to share the stages in the classroom. We will learn about how beavers are great engineers and make our own dam. Learners will be required to comment on each other's work in the classroom. Learners will research other great engineers in nature and share via JamBoard. 

Week 3 -  Oxbow Lakes 
We will learn how oxbow lakes are formed. We will make a process diagram of how rivers change. We will discover Ramu River in Papua New Guinea and the Ucayali River in Peru. Learners will each focus on a different aspect of the river and share in a jigsaw task in the classroom.

Week 4 - Estuaries 
We will learn about the importance of estuaries. We will find out the difference between deltas and estuaries. We will understand the importance of river pollution. We will learn about mangrove swamps and how they protect coasts. We will make a water filter and test it out. Learners will comment on each other's work.

Week 5 - The River Nile
We will learn about animals that live in and around the River Nile. We will learn about the source and the journey of the River Nile. We will learn reasons why the River Nile is so important. We will discover the seasons of the River Nile in Ancient Egypt. We will identify advantages and disadvantages of the Aswan Dam. 

Week 6 - The Amazon River
We will learn about the countries surrounding the Amazon River. We will discover the impact it has on the rainforest. We will learn about the impact of pollution and mining. We will learn about tourism and rivers. 

A flex course allows learners to cover material during a time that is convenient for them each week.  Students are encouraged to check in with the teacher weekly via the Outschool classroom, which will allow for more engagement between the teacher and learner.  After weekly lessons, students can collaborate with their peers by replying to the announcements and lesson postings in the Outschool classroom.

Participation will include the Introduction post, discussion posts, assignments, and projects in the Classroom. This allows students to process what they are learning by collaborating with peers and the teacher.  Participation in assignments allows students to practise and reinforce learning.  This also provides opportunities for the teacher to gauge student learning and provide interventions if necessary.  Private messages or classroom comments are usually responded to within 24 hours with the exception of Mondays and Tuesdays.  

All materials are posted in the classroom by the end of Monday (UK time) each week. Learners are expected to interact in the classroom each week on the various posts in the required ways and complete the necessary tasks by Sunday each week. This is important as educational research shows that consistent interaction and feedback is necessary in order to create a quality learning experience. I want to ensure that students are given a rich learning experience, and not left to learn content on their own. 


This course is taught by Teacher Helen.

Please do contact me with any questions. I look forward to being part of your learning journey!