KEVICC Courier Winter 2022

A second very wet and blustery day was spent on Slapton Line. Year 11 collected beach profile, wave energy and barrier degradation data. Our students' stoicism was rewarded by lunch in the Start Bay Inn. How did they manage to accommodate seventy of us...? Fieldwork Learning Page 9 Using clinometers, ranging poles and tape measures our students set about their beach transects. The data collected allowed students to calculate the cross sectional area of the barrier, providing an insight into which zones would be most at risk from further erosion and a possible breach. Wave data and degradation index provide further understanding of threat levels. The field experience from both days and the data collated will go towards preparing students to sit their third GCSE Geography paper in the Summer; an exam which looks at practical application of fieldwork.