Lesson 1: What are coasts and why are they so important?
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Looking at the image above, can you think of what the word 'Coast' means? Where is it?
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Print and complete the worksheet explaining what coasts are and their different parts.
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Create a 1 page information fact-sheet illustrating why coasts are useful. Your fact-sheet should contain.
- Explanation of what coasts are.
- Diagrams and images of coasts.
- Interesting numerical facts about coasts.
- A list of human and physical uses of coasts.
Lesson 2: Different types of coasts and waves
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Draw a labelled diagram of waves and define all the key terms. Complete the worksheet below.
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- Crest: The top of the wave.
- Trough: The low area in between two waves.
- Wavelength: The distance between two crests or two troughs.
- Wave height: The distance between the crest and the trough.
- Wave Frequency: The number of waves per minute.
- Velocity: The speed that a wave is traveling. It is influenced by the wind, fetch and depth of water.
- Swash: The movement of water and load up the beach.
- Backwash: The movement of water and load back down the beach.
Draw and explain the following two types of wave.
Constructive
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Destructive
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Lesson 3: Coastal processes:
erosion, transportation & deposition
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Coastal erosion
The sea shapes the coastal landscape. Coastal erosion is the wearing away and breaking up of rock along the coast. Destructive waves erode the coastline in a number of ways:
The sea shapes the coastal landscape. Coastal erosion is the wearing away and breaking up of rock along the coast. Destructive waves erode the coastline in a number of ways:
- Abrasion or Corrasion
- Hydraulic Action
- Attrition
- Solution of Corrosion
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Watch the YouTube explaining the 4 different types of Erosion.
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Using the worksheet draw and explain how each different type of erosion affects the coastline
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| Coastal Erosion Worksheet |
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So when does sediment get deposited? Can you think of the conditions necessary for this to happen? |
Lesson 4: Erosional Coastal features
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Introduction to Coastal features
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Complete the erosional features worksheet. You will need to draw a diagram and also complete the explanation. To help you with the explanation divide up the diagram into logical stages - number them and then you will be able to create a brief sentence for each.
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Lesson 5: Depositional Coastal features
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Test: 10 minutes to draw and explain one of the Erosional Features from last lesson |
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Complete the worksheet on Depositional coastal features
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Sand dunes from Steven Heath
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Lesson 6: Coastal Defences
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Think Pair Share.
Why do you think we need to manage our coasts? |
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Follow the instructions on the PowerPoint and then complete the worksheets.
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| how_can_we_protect_the_coast_powerpoint.ppt |
Worksheets
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Information Sheets
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Group Discussion
If you were in charge of protecting 100 metres of coastline, what methods would you favour? See if you can agree which method to use in your group and provide four reasons for choosing it. |
Lesson 7&8: Case STudy -Coastal Management
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Worksheets and information sheets for group investigation/case study
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