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5 White Visit The Canal Basin

Mrs Latham

Today, the children have visited Coventry canal in an attempt to answer the question:

IS A CANAL A RIVER?

Look at our gallery to see how we analysed this question and came to a conclusion.

Answer these questions:

Is a canal a river? Explain.
List 3 features of the canal basin.

Who was the engineer who designed the canal basin?

8 responses to “5 White Visit The Canal Basin”

  1. Meena B.

    1. No, a Canal is not a river because it is a human feature and rivers are a physical feature. Rivers are natural.

    2. Boats
    Bridges
    Trees

    3. James Brindley

  2. Mohammed E.

    1) A canal is not a river because every thing is perfectly planned like the
    banks, the gates and how long it should be.
    2) James Brindley

  3. Zaeem J.

    A canal is not river because it is man-made and rivers are natural.
    A bench,House and a tree are features of a canal.
    The man who made coventry canal is James Brindley.

    1. Mrs Latham

      Super stuff. Lovely to see all you have discovered!

  4. Ramandeep K.

    1.) No Canals are built by people Canals are built to carry goods by boat from one place to another.
    2.) 3 features of the Canal Basin are:
    1.Buildings.
    2.Boats.
    3.Trees.
    3.) James Brindley designed the Canal Basin in 1752.

    1. Mrs Latham

      Super! Just remember a feature is something that doesn’t move and could be shown on a map. Lovely research skills!

  5. Manha S.

    IS A CANAL A RIVER?
    No.. Canal is not a river because, it is man made and it flows flat. Whereas, a river flows downhill and is natural..
    List 3 features of the canal basin.
    1. Lamposts
    2. Buildings
    3. Bridges
    Who was the engineer who designed the canal basin?
    James Brindley.

    1. Mrs Latham

      Super work Manha! I’m glad you have gained!

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