Thursday, June 29, 2023

Courses of River

Digital lesson plan

Name of the teacher    : Aparna Suresh

Subject                            : Social Science

Class                                : 9B

Chapter                           : By The Hands Of Nature

Topic                               : Courses of a River

Date                                 : 28.09.2022

Learning outcomes

1. Students will be able to analyse the origin and flow of a river

2. Students will be able to understand different stages of a river

3. Students will be able to evaluate the reason for formation of different landforms near river

Introduction

Teacher shows a video of flowing river and asks students to share their views and experience about river.

https://youtu.be/rl4SldJ76JE



Then teacher explains different Courses of rivers and its peculiarities.

Courses of a river

The river is divided into 3 different parts.

1. Upper Course – This part is closest to the source of the river. The land is usually high and mountainous. The river is fast flowing in this part.

2. Middle Course – In this part the river starts to slow down. It gets wider and starts travelling in winding loops. There is a lot of erosion, deposition and transportation.

3. Lower Course – It is the last course of the river. In this part, the river approaches the sea. The speed of the river is the slowest in this part.



Activity

Teacher ask the Students to discuss in groups about the erosional and depositional features and various landforms of water.

What are the Main Features of a River?

There are many features of a river, which can be broadly classified into erosional features and depositional features.

Below table gives the list of features of a river

Erosional Features

 1. Interlocking Spurs

2. Meanders

3. Ox-Bow lakes

4. V-shaped valleys

5. Waterfalls


Depositional Features

 1. Deltas

2. Flood Plain

3. Levee’s



Concluding Activity

Teacher shows two videos and asks the Students to analyse and write a breaf note on it.

Follow up activities

Collect pictures of different erosional and depositional landforms of water and make a collage.


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Courses of River

Digital lesson plan Name of the teacher    : Aparna Suresh Subject                            : Social Science Class                      ...