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This lesson is part of Investigating Rivers, a unit designed for upper KS2 (Y4-6).
It investigates rainfall patterns in the UK and how flooding can occur when too much rain falls in a short period of time. Students also explore the consequences of too little rain – i.e. drought – and the effects this can have.
In the comprehension activity, students answer questions based on a text called ‘Floods and Droughts’. It is differentiated two ways:
Easier - Students answer standard comprehension questions. Harder - Students answer trickier comprehension questions.
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Hi
Where can I find the text 'rainfall patterns in the UK' which the powerpointslide 3 refers to?
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a year ago
Hi Asma,
It tells you how to get this map at the bottom of the slide. Go to this Met Office page:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages
Input your location (e.g. York) and press return. Scroll down and click on 'Average maps', then set the 'cllimate variable' to rainfall. You will get a map which looks like the one below.
It might just be simpler to print the map off for your students to look at.
The answers to the questions on that slide are in the notes beneath:
Answers:
- The blue areas show higher rainfall.
- The brown areas show lower rainfall.
- The map clearly shows a pattern of higher rainfall in the west of the UK and lower rainfall in the east.
- Is your school located in an area of higher or lower rainfall?
- This is because the weather systems/fronts which bring rainfall to the UK come across from the Atlantic Ocean – hence they hit the west of the British Isle first. They generally deposit their rainfall as they move over the land, hence why areas in the west of the UK receive more rain.
Hope this helps and hope your students enjoy the lesson.
Ed
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