Last week our Geography Department took the Year 7 pupils to the spit at East Head, West Wittering, where they would encounter shifting sand dunes, salt marsh and flowing tides.
The pupils were placed in three groups and took turns in conducting three fieldwork activities. First, Mr James introduced the pupils to coastal defences, including groynes, gabions, sea walls, replenishment and Marram grass.
Next, Mrs Pollock helped the children produce a field-sketch of the spit and explained its formation. Finally, Mr Forsyth, Mr Tyrell and Ms Williams helped the children produce a survey of the litter on the beach and of the people using the beach.
The children have gathered lots of useful data to use in class and have gained a better understanding of this term's geography topic: Coasts.
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