Beach field trip

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Mountains, Rivers and Coasts Coasts - Where Land Meets Sea

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Objectives

Geography

To describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including coasts, cliffs and beaches.
To understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, how these are interdependent and how they bring about spatial variation and change over time.
To use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps.

Science

To begin to identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways.

Lesson Planning

Visit the beach and take part in a fieldwork exercise measuring and recording plants, animals and other features.

Teaching Outcomes:

To see some of the key features of a coastline and begin to consider how they might have formed.
To use fieldwork to observe, measure and record some features of the coastline.
To identify what difficulties coastal plants and animals may need to overcome and to begin to identify how they have adapted to their environment.

Children will:

Use fieldwork to observe, measure and record some of the features of the coastline.
Begin to consider how and why the coastline might have changed over time.
Identify what difficulties coastal plants and animals may need to overcome and to begin to identify how they have adapted to their environment.
Begin to identify the impact of humans on the coastal landscape.

Planning

Provided Resources

Worksheets for recording

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Clipboards and pencils
Magnifying glass
Bucket and net
Camera or flipcam
Plain paper for sketching

Weblinks

The Wildlife Trusts - Where to see rock pool wildlife from wildlifetrusts.org