On Monday and Tuesday, the Years 7 and 8 students enjoyed whistle-stop tours of the Embankment and Russell Park, which involved investigating the relationship between landscape, rock type and economic activity.
As well as learning about the work of the Great Ouse river, the students explored the natural environment and human activity in this area. During the day they learned new fieldwork skills, which will generate data to be applied in an assignment. This will contribute towards their formal assessment aspect of the Years 7 and 8 Geography curriculum this term.
The students will now work in lessons presenting and analysing their findings to enable them to answer the following three enquiry questions:
- How is the land next to the river used?
- Is the area managed well?
- Does it provide recreational opportunities for a wide variety of people?
Aadya Betadpur (Year 8) said: “I enjoyed the geography fieldwork along the River Great Ouse because I learnt a lot about the area and got to also enjoy the sunshine, which was an added bonus. I think it’s important to learn about areas that you spend a lot of time in and how important they are to other people and this trip gave us the opportunity to do that. It was fun to be with my friends while walking and writing in my booklet and I’m glad we got to do it.”
Ellie McCutcheon (Year 7) said: “During the fieldwork trip, we walked either side of the river, studying the management of the river and the land around it. We recorded our findings in our booklet and made tally charts of facilities, such as how many benches and bins there were. What I liked most about the geography trip, was recording what you could do around Bedford as a visitor and making a tally about the types of people that use this area around the river.”
