Wisdom World School, Kurukshetra

Session -2022-23
Lesson Plan: Drainage
(25-07-2022-30-07-2022)
Grade – IX Geography (Chapter-3)

Unit Geography
Periods Required 6-7 Periods of 35 Minutes each.
Expected skill Listening, communication, comprehension, correlation, analyse, synthesis, problem. Solving
development and critical thinking, leadership.
Pre-requisite for ttthe This lesson requires
Chapter  Name some of the rivers that are located in India.
• Which is the longest river in India?
• Why population density is more near the river bank?
• Do you think that river effects the economic activities of the people?
Objective Students will be able to know:

How climate, topography, slope affect the river, three major stages of the river
system and various erosional and depositional landforms created by the river.
Major river systems of India
Importance of rivers in our daily life
To understand the river systems of the country and explain the role of rivers in the
evolution of human society.
The term drainage describe the river system of an area.
Any elevated area or an upland separates two drainage basins is known as water
divide
Learning KNOWLEDGE- Students will learn about
Outcomes Differentiate between Himalayan and Peninsular rivers.
Explain the three major river system of Himalayas.
Differentiate between west flowing and east flowing rivers.
Explain the Narmada and Tapi river basin.
Define Lakes, Lagoons, and Dams.
Differentiate between natural and artificial lakes.
Explain the factors that led to the formation of natural lakes.
Explain the importance of lakes.

Teaching
Methodology  Chapter will be introduced through simple questionnaire like (5-10 minutes)
Day-1  What all things you see on a physical map?
 What is the runoff of water in these rivers known as?
 What is the difference between natural and artificial
drainage?
 After getting satisfactory answers the educator will start the chapter through a
video. (11-20 minutes)
 Important points related with the video well be discussed. (21-27 minutes)
 Chapter (Topic: Drainage) will be introduced through NCERT reading and
explanation by the educator.

Day-2  Recapitulation will take place from video that was shown last day. (0-5
Minutes)
 Teacher will ask frequent questions to keep the students attentive and to know
their understanding level of the previous topic.
 Q.1 Define drainage, drainage basin, and water divide?
Q2. Name the four types of drainage pattern?
Q3. On what basis different drainage patterns are formed?
 Then topic The Himalayan Rivers will be taken up with the help of NCERT
Book and explaining by the educator(25 minutes)
 Quick recap will be taken up of random questions related with the current
topic. (5 minutes)
Day-3  Recapitulation will be taken up through random questions. (5 Minutes) like:-
 Is the drainage patterns made by all the rivers same
throughout the country?
 What are the two major groups of Indian rivers?
 What do you understand by the term drainage system?
 Name the three main Himalayan rivers?
 Describe the main features of Ganga river, Indus river and
Brahmaputra river?
 Then new topic The Peninsular Rivers will be taken up with special emphasis
on Map Work, Do you Know and Find out topics.
 Teacher will explain the formation & characteristics of peninsular rivers,
different stages of rivers. (30 Minutes)
 Recapitulation of topic and last day Homework will take place through Rapid
Day-4 Questioning like: (05-10 minutes)
 Q1. Give three features of the Godavari basin??
 Q2. Why are the rivers of the western coastal plain short?
 Q3. Name the largest river basin in the Peninsular India?

 Previous topic The Peninsular Rivers and after that New Topic Lakes will be
taken up through the book. (25-30 Minutes)

Day-5  Recapitulation by the educator through Video and PPT will be taken up. Few
Questions will be asked from last day topic like :-
 Q1. Define lakes, lagoons and dams?
Q2. How are lakes formed?
Q3. What is the importance of lakes for human being? Name manmade lakes
in India?
Q4. Name two lakes on the eastern coast?
 NCERT Question answers will be discussed and they will be guided to write
answers in their own words. (20 Minutes)
 Doubts of students related to chapter will be taken up.(5 minutes.)
 Revision of the entire chapter through oral drill will be taken up.
Day-6  After taking oral drill Class test will be conducted. ( 10+20 Minutes)
ASSESSMENT 1. Proposed Questions (must include the questions asked in the classroom and the ones
given as class-work in the notebook)
2. Proposed questions to be asked are already mentioned in flow of the content.
3. Evaluation/Assessment
4. Oral Recapitulation – Recalling the previous concepts through pre reading assessment.
Common Common Misconceptions: Addressing the misconceptions:
Doubts
Students will get confused between Delta Teacher will explain in a much simpler
and Estuary form.
What is the difference between east flowing Teacher will explain Godavari,
and west flowing rivers? Mahanadi, Krishna, Kaveri river basin
and describe the major landforms
Name the rivers that are west flowing
formed by these rivers
peninsular rivers?

Curiosity 1. What could be the reasons for the present water crisis in our country?
Questions ANSWER GUIDE:
Do we have equal distribution of rainfall in our country?
How can we conserve rain water?
Did we conserve rain water in our ancient times? If so, why are we not practising it
effectively now?
 2. We say River Ganga is a sacred river. Is it pure?
ANSWER GUIDE:
What could be the reasons for the water from certain rivers not being potable?

Focus Points Focus Spot:

Types of drainage patterns.
Why:
Students find it difficult to comprehend the different type of drainage pattern since they do not
get how underlying rock structure, the slope of the land and climatic condition contribute in
changing the drainage pattern of a place.
Impact:
Students will face difficulty in understanding the different patterns of drainage i.e. dendritic,
trellis, rectangular and radial as well as their mode of formation.
Focus Spot:
Lakes.
•WHY?
•Student finds it difficult to understand the formation and origin of lakes due to its complex
geological formation.
•Impact: Student will find difficulty in understanding the formation of lake on the basis of
denudation by glacier, wind and sea erosion

Prepared By:- Dipanshu Jain