Morning Starters: Summer 1 - River Nile
Clip Description
Murchison Falls, located on the River Nile in Uganda, is a breathtaking natural wonder, where the world’s longest river dramatically squeezes through a narrow gorge. This powerful force creates a thunderous waterfall. Surrounded by lush, wildlife-rich savannah, Murchison Falls is a key feature of the Murchison Falls National Park, which attracts visitors with its stunning scenery and incredible biodiversity, including elephants, lions and numerous bird species.
Credit: BBC Two - Earth's Greatest Rivers
Word Challenge
A double consonant is when the same consonant appears two times in a row in a word. e.g waterfall
Compile a list of all the words in the clip description that have double consonants.
Note: A consonant is a letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel. (The vowels are a, e, i, o and u.)
Grammar Challenge
Write a sentence about the waterfall in the photograph that includes a simile.
e.g. The waterfall’s spray rose into the air like a headless ghost.
Note: The simile could relate to the waterfall’s sound, power or appearance.
Number Challenge
At Murchison Falls, water from the River Nile plunges from a height of 43 metres. The number 43 is a prime number.
List the prime numbers, which are less than 43.
Note: A prime number can only be divided evenly by 1 and the number itself.
Critical Thinking
Heraclitus once said, “You cannot step twice into the same river.”
Do you agree with the philosopher’s statement? Why? Why not?