What is flooding and how does it affect us?

The lesson started like any other with out sticky knowledge, what features of a river can you remember and what is a river? 

The children then looked at different pictures of flooding around the world. Then, they watched a clip demonstrating how flooding can happen in the upper course and how this flows down into the river causing its banks to burst or overflow. This causes the flood plains to become flooded as the land cannot absorb all of the water. Once this happens, it can cause devastation to land, houses and properties. In some cases it can cause death to both humans and animals alike.  Once the rain has stopped, the water recedes back again.