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Walton on the Naze


GCSE FIELDWORK FOR YEAR 11 STUDENTS


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ear 11 Students completed their Geography fieldwork at the elegant Juniper Hall in February. Students travelled to Dorking in Surrey to visit the River Tillingbourne. The aim of the investigation was to determine if


the height, depth and velocity or a river changed downstream. Students visited three sites along the river and collected valuable primary evidence to take back to the classroom where it was analysed and brought to life through GIS (Geographical information systems). All of the work carried out over the three- day trip were vital for students to complete their third Geography exam (Paper 3 Geographical Enquiry) that they will be sitting in June.


ear 8 students visited Walton on the Naze in Essex to conduct coastal fieldwork for Geography. Students


have been studying the different processes that take place on the coastline and were able to witness first hand the effects of erosion on the coastline. The aim of the investigation was to see how successful the current coastal defences are in protecting the town and its historic landmarks.


Students began their research at the top of the cliff, close to the Naze tower; an 86ft octagonal tower that was built in 1720 as a navigational mark to aid shipping. The Naze Tower is a Grade II listed building of unique architectural and historic interest and is the only one of its kind in existence. Students learnt that the headland had been eroding at a rate of 4 metres a year due to the boulder clay, a soft rock that is very easy to erode from the sea and through weathering.


Students then walked down to sea level and carried out fieldwork tasks (below) to determine how successful the defences are to protect the town, tower and the lower parts of the cliffs. These defences include a sea wall, groynes, rock armour and beach nourishment. The beaches have had 50 tonnes of sand added to them in the last 10 years.


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