Year 9 Geography Field Trip
Year 9’s Geographers enjoyed a fantastic trip to Dorset for a taste of coastal fieldwork.
Head of Humanities, Mrs Turner reports, “We began on Swanage Beach looking at beach profiles using ranging poles and clinometers to look at varying profiles on both a managed stretch of beach and a natural beach.”
“We also investigated the impact of longshore drift by throwing an orange or apple into the sea and recording the distance it moved over a five minute time period. This was great until a seagull plucked one of our apples from the water, but it did illustrate limitations with methodology! We also measured groyne heights to explore the impact of longshore drift and to understand how the groynes work in managing the beach.”
“Later on, we walked up to the chalk headland to admire the text-book chalk stacks of Old Harry Rocks - wow! We then wandered down to Studland Beach for some well-earned refreshments, before returning home with an exciting trip on the chain-link ferry. All-in-all, a fantastic day was enjoyed by all. Fieldwork is an essential part of the study of Geography and is a superb way to engage the girls in their learning.” Next on the department’s calendar is this half-term’s week-long Geography residential trip to Wales for our Year 10s – we look forward to hearing all about it.