Curriculum Visions Overview

Featured video: river from source to mouth Introduction, setting the scene for rivers and describs how they change from source to mouth. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V114)
Video playlist 1
The Mississippi River Explore the Mississippi River. Supports: textbook 'The River Book',world rivers, North Ameica Playing time: 10 min (V445) River 1/1
Tiger Leaping Gorge The world's deepest gorge on the headwaters of the Chang Jian (Yangtze River). Supports: textbooks Geography: River Playing time: 2 min
The Water Cycle Thinks about the water cycle by being in fog. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V445) River 1/1
Rain to stream Shows how raindrops on a road quickly find their way to streams. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 1 min (V446) River 1/3
Snowfall Explains why snow is an interruption to the water cycle and may cause floods. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 1 min (V447) River 1/4
Swallow hole Looks at water going into a limestone swallow hole and talks about groundwater and springs. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V416) River 2/1
Limestone caves Looks at limestone cave features that result from rain (see stream erosion below). Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 7 min (V448) River 2/3
Make a swallow hole Shows how sugar cubes can be used as a model of limestone when a stream runs over it. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V449)
Visit a cave A visit to the famous Lehman Caves in the USA. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V450) River 2/4
A limestone landscape comes alive! How a period of heavy rain can cause the water table to rise and so bring a myriad of springs into action in the Pennines. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V393) River 2/5
Tumbling stream Follows a small hillside stream to show how it is affected by layers of hard and soft rock. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V417) River 3/1
From source to mouth Follow a diagram as it shows what features to expect from source to mouth. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V451) River 3/2
Sandy river bed This shows what a river bed in like by visiting it at low flow. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V452) River 3/3
Potholes! Can you find potholes in this river in the Lake District? If you can, shout 'Pothole'! Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V259) River 3/4
See stones in a pothole Looks inside a pothole to see the stones that shape it. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V453) River 3/4
The potholes have gone What you see depends on the height of the water. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V454) River 3/4
V-shaped valley Describes a V-shaped valley in a mountain area. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V455) River 3/6
The Grand Canyon Shows the world's biggest canyon (includes a look at a hiking trail). Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V456) River 3/7
Floodplain in the countryside Looks at a floodplain and its relation to a river. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V457) River 3/9
Waterfalls Explores a waterfall and its features. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V458) River 4/0
View from the waterfall lip Shows what it is like to be on the lip of a waterfall. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V459) River 4/1
A small waterfall A visit to a Pennine waterfall to show how the fall occurs over a hard rock band. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V460) River 4/2
High Force A visit to High Force on the Tees. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V394) River 4/3
Yosemite Falls A visit to the world's third highest waterfall. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V461)
Iguazu Falls, South America A look at the Iguazu Falls in South America. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V462)

Featured video: river from source to mouth Introduction, setting the scene for rivers and describs how they change from source to mouth. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V114)

Video playlist 1

The Mississippi River Explore the Mississippi River. Supports: textbook 'The River Book',world rivers, North Ameica Playing time: 10 min (V445) River 1/1

Tiger Leaping Gorge The world's deepest gorge on the headwaters of the Chang Jian (Yangtze River). Supports: textbooks Geography: River Playing time: 2 min

The Water Cycle Thinks about the water cycle by being in fog. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V445) River 1/1

Rain to stream Shows how raindrops on a road quickly find their way to streams. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 1 min (V446) River 1/3

Snowfall Explains why snow is an interruption to the water cycle and may cause floods. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 1 min (V447) River 1/4

Swallow hole Looks at water going into a limestone swallow hole and talks about groundwater and springs. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V416) River 2/1

Limestone caves Looks at limestone cave features that result from rain (see stream erosion below). Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 7 min (V448) River 2/3

Make a swallow hole Shows how sugar cubes can be used as a model of limestone when a stream runs over it. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V449)

Visit a cave A visit to the famous Lehman Caves in the USA. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V450) River 2/4

A limestone landscape comes alive! How a period of heavy rain can cause the water table to rise and so bring a myriad of springs into action in the Pennines. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V393) River 2/5

Tumbling stream Follows a small hillside stream to show how it is affected by layers of hard and soft rock. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V417) River 3/1

From source to mouth Follow a diagram as it shows what features to expect from source to mouth. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V451) River 3/2

Sandy river bed This shows what a river bed in like by visiting it at low flow. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V452) River 3/3

Potholes! Can you find potholes in this river in the Lake District? If you can, shout 'Pothole'! Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V259) River 3/4

See stones in a pothole Looks inside a pothole to see the stones that shape it. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V453) River 3/4

The potholes have gone What you see depends on the height of the water. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V454) River 3/4

V-shaped valley Describes a V-shaped valley in a mountain area. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V455) River 3/6

The Grand Canyon Shows the world's biggest canyon (includes a look at a hiking trail). Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V456) River 3/7

Floodplain in the countryside Looks at a floodplain and its relation to a river. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V457) River 3/9

Waterfalls Explores a waterfall and its features. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V458) River 4/0

View from the waterfall lip Shows what it is like to be on the lip of a waterfall. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V459) River 4/1

A small waterfall A visit to a Pennine waterfall to show how the fall occurs over a hard rock band. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V460) River 4/2

High Force A visit to High Force on the Tees. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V394) River 4/3

Yosemite Falls A visit to the world's third highest waterfall. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V461)

Iguazu Falls, South America A look at the Iguazu Falls in South America. Supports: textbook 'The River Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V462)

Featured video: river from source to mouth
Introduction, setting the scene for rivers and describs how they change from source to mouth.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 10 min (V114)

The Mississippi River
Explore the Mississippi River.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book',world rivers, North Ameica
Playing time: 10 min (V445) River 1/1

Tiger Leaping Gorge
The world's deepest gorge on the headwaters of the Chang Jian (Yangtze River).
Supports: textbooks Geography: River
Playing time: 2 min

The Water Cycle
Thinks about the water cycle by being in fog.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 10 min (V445) River 1/1

Rain to stream
Shows how raindrops on a road quickly find their way to streams.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 1 min (V446) River 1/3

Snowfall
Explains why snow is an interruption to the water cycle and may cause floods.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 1 min (V447) River 1/4

Swallow hole
Looks at water going into a limestone swallow hole and talks about groundwater and springs.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 4 min (V416) River 2/1

Limestone caves
Looks at limestone cave features that result from rain (see stream erosion below).
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 7 min (V448) River 2/3

Make a swallow hole
Shows how sugar cubes can be used as a model of limestone when a stream runs over it.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 4 min (V449)

Visit a cave
A visit to the famous Lehman Caves in the USA.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 4 min (V450) River 2/4

A limestone landscape comes alive!
How a period of heavy rain can cause the water table to rise and so bring a myriad of springs into action in the Pennines.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 3 min (V393) River 2/5

Tumbling stream
Follows a small hillside stream to show how it is affected by layers of hard and soft rock.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V417) River 3/1

From source to mouth
Follow a diagram as it shows what features to expect from source to mouth.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 6 min (V451) River 3/2

Sandy river bed
This shows what a river bed in like by visiting it at low flow.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V452) River 3/3

Potholes!
Can you find potholes in this river in the Lake District? If you can, shout 'Pothole'!
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 6 min (V259) River 3/4

See stones in a pothole
Looks inside a pothole to see the stones that shape it.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 5 min (V453) River 3/4

The potholes have gone
What you see depends on the height of the water.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 3 min (V454) River 3/4

V-shaped valley
Describes a V-shaped valley in a mountain area.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V455) River 3/6

The Grand Canyon
Shows the world's biggest canyon (includes a look at a hiking trail).
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 10 min (V456) River 3/7

Floodplain in the countryside
Looks at a floodplain and its relation to a river.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V457) River 3/9

Waterfalls
Explores a waterfall and its features.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 4 min (V458) River 4/0

View from the waterfall lip
Shows what it is like to be on the lip of a waterfall.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V459) River 4/1

A small waterfall
A visit to a Pennine waterfall to show how the fall occurs over a hard rock band.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V460) River 4/2

High Force
A visit to High Force on the Tees.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 6 min (V394) River 4/3

Yosemite Falls
A visit to the world's third highest waterfall.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 3 min (V461)

Iguazu Falls, South America
A look at the Iguazu Falls in South America.
Supports: textbook 'The River Book'.
Playing time: 10 min (V462)