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**Create a River Catchment – Outdoor & Classroom Geography Activity (Ages 7–14)
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Create a River Catchment is a fun, hands-on geography activity designed for outdoor learning, forest school, or classroom use. Perfect for ages 7–14, it helps students understand the concept of a river catchment (drainage basin) by building their own 3D model. All labels are provided to save you setting up time!

Using simple materials like newspaper, boxes, and plastic sheets, learners construct mountains, valleys, and rivers. By pouring water over the model, they can see how water flows through a catchment, discovering how rivers are formed and how environments are connected.

With added labelling exercises and group discussions, students reinforce key geographical knowledge in a memorable, creative, and collaborative way.

This interactive activity develops:

• Understanding of river catchments and drainage basins
• Awareness of the water cycle and natural systems
• Observation skills and scientific discussion