Amazon River Worksheet- Earth's Great Rivers Documentary - Homework | Cover Lesson | Remote Task

The Amazon River is part of the Earth’s Great Rivers Documentary series found on BBC iPlayer. It is an excellent documentary to build up pupils case study knowledge about the river, its vital statistics, ecosystems, wildlife, human interactions and challenges.

The blurb from the programme says:
"This episode is a pioneering exploration of the latest discoveries concerning the Amazon - by far the greatest river on Earth. It is the river of superlatives, flowing more than 4,000 miles from the Andes to the Atlantic. Its 1,100 tributaries drain the greatest river basin on the planet and along its incredible journey it collects and transports one-fifth of the world’s fresh water. Its outflow into the Atlantic Ocean per second is greater than the next six rivers combined. It truly lives up to its mighty reputation. "

This worksheet allows the pupils to watch the documentary answering questions as they go.
There are 5 sections to complete which add variety.

1. Students have to list species in a table as they watch the film.
2. Some short written answers about the Amazon’s vital details.
3. Students are asked to apply their knowledge and construct a food web from the Amazon ecosystem they have observed.
4. A TRUE or False round based on the central part of the documentary
5. Some further short questions.

Pupils are then asked to apply their knowledge and discuss whether they think the human interaction with the Amazon is sustainable as a conclusion towards the documentary.

The main link can be found on BBC iplayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bx73pk/earths-great-rivers-series-1-1-amazon
A second source for the documentary can be found here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x71wszd