Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify and describe some of the problems caused by different forms of pollution in a river location and a template to compose a reply to a letter outlining some of the different ways to control and stop pollution in a river location.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore some of the different forms of pollution that can affect a river location and describe its impact on the environment.

This lesson is part of a geography scheme of work to get the children to identify, compare and record some of the causes and consequences of different forms of pollution that can affect local and global communities. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.