Secondary
The School of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London and the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project have developed several educational resources to explain the nature of a chalk streams, and the pressures currently faced by these important and iconic river systems.
Resources
What is a chalk stream?
What is a chalk stream and what makes them so special? Watch our film to find out
How do chalk streams work?
How do chalk streams work and why do they dry up? Watch our film to find out.
Chalk streams in crisis
Chilterns Chalk Streams are under threat. Watch our film to find out more.
Teacher Workshop
On 22nd January, 2024 we hosted an online workshop to introduce the range of resources available on the River Chess...
River Chess Storymaps
Exploring the Chess as an environmental system and presenting real time dashboards This collection of storymaps presents background information on...
Water management
Water Management: An enquiry-based learning scheme to explore the management issues associated with a chalk stream
River Chess: Real-time Water Quality Dashboard
A series of water quality sondes were placed in the River Chess which record the following water quality indicators, providing live data at 15 minute intervals.
Investigating the catchment hydrology of the River Chess
using groundwater and river discharge data
Educational Posters
Download the posters As part of the ChessWatch project a series of posters were developed to explain more about human...