GEOGRAPHY
Natalie Croucher During the summer term year 7 have been studying weather and climate, students made a range of different working weather instruments to demonstrate how the weather can be measured. All of the students produced exceptional work but after careful consideration Fleur and Aimee in 7G1 were crowned the winners. Fleur made a working barometer and Aimee made a working weather vane. 7H4 have been introduced to the idea of climate change this term and have been using blazers to demonstrate the difference between the natural greenhouse effect that we need to survive and the enhanced greenhouse effect which is accelerating the warming process.
The student representing the greenhouse effect wore one blazer experiencing an ambient temperature. With the student representing the enhanced greenhouse effect being covered by 5 blazers one to represent each polluter that contributes to climate change for example construction, industry and transport. The student could physically feel an increase in temperature which allowed them to understand the changes to the greenhouse effect and how humans are involved in the process of changing the climate. Students will then go on to examining the different effects of these changes and how we can begin to mitigate against this rise in greenhouse gases.
This term year 9 have been examining coastal processes and how the coastline can be managed. In 9G3 they have been completing a decision-making exercise where they must decide which type of coastal management is most appropriate for Lyme Regis. Once they have decided on the appropriate method then they have modelled this onto a satellite image of the coastline and then justified these decisions to the class.
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