and transfers: Online research. to atmospheric processes like given one store to research A summary of some of the key themes evaporation, cloud formation and precipitation. and return to the group to within the Construct and condensation, cloud share and snowball. interpret line graphs Students will understand the formation, causes of A summary of and bar graphs. distribution of water on earth in Construct and annotate a precipitation and terms of: of diagrams to illustrate cryospheric processes at Information on cloud Oceanian and fresh water hydrological cycles, drainage hill slope, drainage basin The limited amount of basin hydrological cycles and and global scales with Met Office video clip on water economically and slope drainage systems reference to varying physically accessible for Construct and annotate a timescales involved. A range of Met Office videos on many human use. model of the soil moisture Drainage basins as open aspects of the Students will understand that the budget opportunity to systems inputs and – – Earth’s water is distributed stretch students with to include A summary of between: thinking skills to identify and precipitation, Oceanic water analyse factors affecting the evapotranspiration and Further information on / and global Cryospheric water SMB. runoff; stores and flows, stores Terrestrial water to include interception, Opportunities to study local Atmospheric water surface, soil water, A summary of the characteristics of level case studies of drainage Students will explore the nature of groundwater and channel basins, storm hydrographs, the dynamic equilibrium between storage; stemflow, A resource for creating a storm etc. these stores. infiltration overland flow, hydrograph: Opportunities to assess all and channel flow. aspects with a full range of Students will be able to describe Concept of water exam style Qs. and explain the characteristics of balance. Search for information on and flow data each of these stores. Runoff variation and the for gauging stations in the UK data can – flood hydrograph. be downloaded to create hydrographs: Students will be able to describe Changes in the cycle and explain the characteristics and over time to include inputs, stores, transfers and natural variation The National river flow archives and outputs of a drainage basin system, (including storm events, including: seasonal changes) and Precipitation human impact (including Interception store farming practices, land Throughfall use change and water Stemflow abstraction). Infiltration Soil storage Vegetation storage
and transfers: evaporation, condensation, cloud formation, causes of precipitation and cryospheric processes at hill slope, drainage basin and global scales with reference to varying timescales involved. Drainage basins as open systems – inputs and to include precipitation, evapotranspiration and runoff; stores and flows, to include interception, surface, soil water, groundwater and channel storage; stemflow, infiltration overland flow, and channel flow. Concept of water balance. Runoff variation and the flood hydrograph. Changes in the cycle over time to include natural variation (including storm events, seasonal changes) and human impact (including farming practices, land use change and water abstraction). Online research. Construct and interpret line graphs and bar graphs. to atmospheric processes like cloud formation and precipitation. Students will understand the distribution of water on earth in terms of: Oceanian and fresh water The limited amount of water economically and physically accessible for human use. Students will understand that the Earth’s water is distributed between: Oceanic water Cryospheric water Terrestrial water Atmospheric water Students will explore the nature of the dynamic equilibrium between these stores. Students will be able to describe and explain the characteristics of each of these stores. Students will be able to describe and explain the characteristics and inputs, stores, transfers and outputs of a drainage basin system, including: Precipitation Interception store Throughfall Stemflow Infiltration Soil storage Vegetation storage given one store to research and return to the group to share and snowball. Construct and annotate a of diagrams to illustrate hydrological cycles, drainage basin hydrological cycles and slope drainage systems Construct and annotate a model of the soil moisture budget – opportunity to stretch students with thinking skills to identify and analyse factors affecting the SMB. Opportunities to study local level case studies of drainage basins, storm hydrographs, etc. Opportunities to assess all aspects with a full range of exam style Qs. A summary of some of the key themes within the A summary of Information on cloud Met Office video clip on A range of Met Office videos on many aspects of the A summary of Further information on / and global stores A summary of the characteristics of A resource for creating a storm hydrograph: Search for information on and flow data for gauging stations in the UK – data can be downloaded to create hydrographs: The National river flow archives and
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