We started today with the movie of cliff retreat at Bawdsey. Using the IWB, we did a prediction exercise, students marked  where they thought the final position of the cliff would would be – they then justified their answers using their previous knowledge about coastal erosion. I think they were somewhat shocked.

We then went onto to discuss the factors that influenced cliff retreat.

At half time, we did a Content Generator match-up activity related to erosion and weathering terminology.

We started the second lesson with some coastal bingo, then went on the consider different types of mass movement.

Finally, we finished with a coastal penalty shoot-out. Well, they can’t say I don’t put the effort in.

I’ve now updated these resources to R.G. .

In year 10 we continued with coasts, as a starter activity I converted some definitions into text speak, pasted and annotated them into PowerPoint, added a message tone and asked students to provide the correction terminology. I thought it was simple and effective.

I landscaped the presentation because it looks more effective on the IWB- it does work- honest!

We then went on to look at the formation of wave cut platforms, using the Angel Cake idea, we used Walnut Cake though, you’ll be happy to know there weren’t any students with nut allergies.

We then followed this up with a more adult, and dull, description, then students constructed their own diagrams.

The following lesson we considered weathering processes, we used Durdle Door as an example, again I utilised some of the clips from Dan Raven Ellison’s Learning Through Windows videos , including the impressive animation of the arch formation. I then asked students to annotate a sketch of the feature, using their knowledge of the erosion and weathering processes. I produced a support sheet to support this activity.

We finished by watching at a news story about a young man jumping from the top of the Door, it gave us an opportunity to discuss headland and bays conditions, and how strange people can be…

I’ve updated these resources under my CCEA coasts page.

I’ve now authoring in Office 2007, so those with a lower spec will need to convert files before use, if you have 2003, it should automatically ask you if you want to install the necessary plug-in- I have to for use in school. There might we some text shift on conversion- this has somewhat wound me up over the first week or so.

Year 11 are in the last year of the Pilot, the final year of the syllabus, we have been producing presentations about the Asian Tsunami. The last year before this the Pilot blog bites the dust…

Year 10 are following the CCEA syllabus, I’m really enjoying this at the moment, a much greater chance of being a sage, despite this not been educationally trendy, I like it- I quite like trying to enthral.

We’re currently looking at coasts. The first lesson we discussed land-use and conflict along the coast, we also used the Bournemouth extract from the specimen specification materials. I produced a little seaside Animoto to encourage some discussion, but it would infringe copyright to share, we also looked at the coastal fly past from the first series of Coasts, from this we drew out different land-uses and different landform features. We then went on to look at waves, constructive and destructive, and completed a classification exercise. Thanks to Liz Smith for the Big Wave video idea. I’ve also been making use of Dan Raven Ellison’s Learning Through Windows videos, which are hosted at the Little Heath School Geography web pages. Sadly there aren’t more of these to cover a range of topics. We finished off, with a Content Generator just a minute game.

Next lesson we discussed the difference between weathering and erosion, how the the nature of the deposits differed, and then went onto look at the main erosion processes taking place along the coastline. We finished our week with a little coastal aerobics, some people like Kung-fu, I like the non-violent alternative.

I’ve now produce a new page of Radical Geography for my new CCEA resources.

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