Year 5 Embarked on an exciting “Rivers Field Trip” this week in the sunny Surrey Hills.
The children had the chance to put the scientific and geographical theories learned both in the classroom and the lab into practice.
We spent time in the river at two contrasting localities measuring flow, speed and depth and identifying and mapping features such as meanders, banks and beds as well as seeing a real oxbow lake.
We found an astonishing number of invertebrates living amongst the rocks as we practised our best dance steps while “kick sampling” the river bed.
The day was rounded off with an exciting duck race, soggy socks and happy faces.