Thursday 16 June 2011

Year 10 Controlled Assessment

Some bits and pieces that might be of use for your introduction:

Background information:
http://www.eurosion.org/shoreline/57holderness.html
http://www.hull.ac.uk/erosion/
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/climatechange/environment/coastal/coastalErosion.html
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/regions/yorkshire_and_the_humber/ourwork/shorelinemanagement.aspx
http://www.withernseatowncouncil.co.uk/

News stories:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/a-town-under-siege-by-the-sea-since-its-beach-was-washed-away-withernsea-on-humberside-is-cracking-up-from-twicedaily-poundings-at-high-tide-1511370.html

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/coast_erosion_calls_time_on_pub_1_2387512

Map links:
http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/login.html (You will need a login name and password for this site - speak to your Geography teacher.)
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
http://magic.defra.gov.uk/website/magic/

Don't forget about Google Earth and Google Maps as well.

You might also like to have a look at David Roger's blog - he is Head of Geography at Priory School in Portsmouth. His Year 10 students are working on the same Controlled Assessment title as you, and he has put various resources on his blog to support them.

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