Science and Scenery on the Severn Estuary Dr Tim Stojanovic Marine Geography Team Cardiff University, UK
Introduction Introduction to my research How can you weave the Severn Estuary’s scenery and science into KS3/4/A2 teaching? Marine Geography (keeping Human and Physical fields integrated) Tra môr yn fur!
Introduction to my Research
1. Climate Change Impacts around the Estuary Timescales Climate Storminess Sea Levels Flooding Tourism Health Built Environment
2. Sustainable Coasts Novel approaches to deal with intense multi- sectoral uses: Scales of Decision- making Sustanability Indicators Good Governance © SEP
Key Themes from the National Curriculum
Investigate and Make Sense of Places What makes the Severn Estuary what it is? What science can we use to measure this? WAVES WIND TIDES GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE Cliffs and Shore Platforms Coral ReefsBeaches Sand Dunes Mudflats DominantLess Dominant Marine Terrestrial CoarserFiner MATERIALS ENERGY (Hansom, 1988)
Understand Scales and Landforms © SEP
Understanding the consequences of our actions 1.Sewage- (map outfalls) 2.Eutrophication (satellite maps) 3.Litter (pie charts - sampling) 4.Aggregates (flow diagrams) 5.Bathing Water (bar graphs) Spatial thinking Maps, Images, Technologies.
Interconnectedness of places © SEP
Making Decisions 1 Flood Risk Penarth Head, (Gwent Levels) Landforms and processes Management Defences Managed Retreat? © Futurecoast
Making Decisions 2 Tidal Energy (Cardiff-Weston Barrage)
Marine Geography Knowledge Base Concepts and Thinking A Learning Process More than recording facts! Coordinated teaching Enthusiasm Transferrable Skills
Lets Get Out There!