BBC Bitesize KS3 Rivers and Flooding Revision Pack – Click here
The BBC Bitesize resource features 5 revision lessons which cover the causes and impacts of flooding, storm hydrographs and case studies. At the end of the revision pack, there is a knowledge check test.
BBC Teach Geography KS3: Responses to Flooding – Click here
This film provides information for KS3 pupils on how humans can respond to flooding events and how the impacts can be managed or reduced. The hard engineering and soft engineering practices which can be used are explained and the pros and cons of each practice are given.
BBC Teach Geography KS3: River Flooding – Click here
A short film for KS3 pupils which explains the process from rainfall to flooding. It explains the importance of floodplains and the effects which can be seen when the floodplains have been altered or engineered.
Countryside Classroom: Geography Resources for KS3 – Click here
Register to access a selection of free resources available for KS3 learning, covering heather moorland management, climate change, agriculture and more.
Eden Rivers Trust: Information for Secondary School Teachers – Click here
A selection of online story maps which showcase case studies and works from across the catchment and online web exercises which focus on topography, hydrology and river catchment mechanisms.
Geography Southwest: KS3 Geography Resources – Click here
Geography Southwest is a collaborative resource hub for students and teachers created by enthusiastic Geographers. There are teaching suggestions, case studies and investigations relevant to KS3, including a resource pack created by the Royal Meteorological Society which covers weather and climate at a basic and extended level.
Met Office: Weather Resources – Click here
A pack of resources suitable for 11–14-year-olds which cover, forecasting and prediction, extreme weather, weather and climate, technology and innovation in weather, people in weather and climate and, activities and experiments. Each lesson pack contains presentation lessons, activity plans and experiments.
Lancaster University and University of Hull in partnership with the Environment Agency: Flood Stories – Click here
This series of lesson plans for KS3 & 4 uses 360 immersive video, based on the experiences of real flood-affected children, to explore the effects of flooding and identify action on flood risk. The work was developed by researchers from Lancaster University and University of Hull in partnership with the Environment Agency, teachers and young people.
Oak Teacher Hub Rivers Lesson Pack – Click here
A 13-lesson pack which explains the features of a drainage basin and how this system works, erosion and transportation processes through the river course, landforms and their characteristics, flood risk and management and responding to flood events.
Ribble Life Together River Home Learning – Click here
A course of 17 learning resources and activities which covers the river wildlife, invasive species, food chains, recording and researching river activity and climate change and sustainability. Most suitable for KS3, however they can be tailored for KS2 through to A level.
Royal Geographic Society: Are You Flood Ready? – Click here
Suitable for KS3 level, this 6-lesson resource pack teaches resilience in the context of water and flooding. There are teachers notes, activities like card sorts and preparing your own flood kit, powerpoint lessons and plans available for download. The downloads cover awareness and preparation for a flood event, case study examples, risk assessing, and alerting communities.
