Noel Jenkins @ Court Fields

It was sunny and everyone got very wet. People even did actual work.

Stoke Pero waterfall

Click here to find the pictures

View in Google Earth

If you have Google Earth at home you can see exactly where we went by downloading this file.

Click here to find resources that will help you complete the coursework

Here’s some resources to add to your own photos, notes, sketches and mobile phone videos.

Photos:
Because I love you, I’ve uploaded my photographs to Flickr.

To download them, click the photos, then “All Sizes” There’s now a link to download the picture. There are plenty of other images from previous years on shared documents. (btw, using your own pictures is preferable and can get you extra credit.)

Where did we go?

Here’s a Microsoft Virtual Earth map of the sites. Choose Aerial view to zoom right in. I’m sure you can make use of this web site in your write-up

The Google Earth resource I used with the “amazin” overlays and pictures can be downloaded here (if you have Google Earth obviously)
Other resources:
including links to the Bradshaw Model, information about flooding and the shingle ridge are here. Do ask questions about the coursework via the blog if you like!

syllabus summary for rivers I think you get the idea now!

….. I’ll continue these posts once 5 different members of my year 11 class have posted a comment or question about revison!

Update: Thanks for the comments - obviously the ICT lesson was a bit boring, however I’m glad that I’m helping students that don’t even take GCSE Geography

Revison sites:

BBC Bitesize on rivers There’s some alternative case studies to the ones we studied.

S-cool also has some revison notes - not much help for our syllabus though.

Case studies:
Yangtze floods 1998 You’ll need a case study of a flooding event in an LEDC. This one is great. Make notes under three headings: Causes, Effects, Strategies - then go onto :

Three Gorges Dam If you can’t get this case study into the exam, I’ll be suprised! Hard engineering doesn’t get any harder!

Boscastle is a good case study of a flood in an MEDC. Revise the causes and effects here. I’ve edited some video footage of the flood.
The Environment Agency, togther with the council, are putting together a flood prevention plan. In the short term this has involved clearing out the harbour, rebuilding the river walls and constructing a new channel for the river Jordan. Riparian management is being used to remove potential obstructions from the channels of the rivers Valency and Jordan.

There is discussion about rebuilding the bridge in the centre of the village, and re-siting of the carpark, which is located on the flood plain. you can download a copy of the plans here (big download - do it in school!) Essentially, the long term plans include widening and deepening the river and removing any potential obstructions from the river when it floods again.

A range of Geography revison “audiobite” podcasts can be found at the Bitesize site

click to visit

At the moment the relevant topics include rivers, coasts agriculture and development. The question is; would you use them for revison?