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This movie introduces the topic of coastlines at KS4 level by looking at a variety of issues that pupils will study. To enlarge the movie click on the tab in the bottom right hand corner.
Read moreThis movie introduces the topic of coasts by looking at a variety of landforms that pupils will study. To enlarge the movie click on the tab in the bottom right hand corner.
Read moreThis video footage was taken in Aberdeen near the south breakwater. This 7000 ton ship is trying to make the harbour.
Read moreThis presentation shows the effect of fetch on the UK coastline.
Read moreThis presentation looks at coastal processes in a simplistic manner, such as weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition.
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This presentation looks at the four main types of coastal erosion; attrition, hydraulic action, abrasion (corrasion) and corrosion. Click on each slide for animations.
This presentation demonstrates the four main types of coastal erosion, showing how they operate on a coastline.
Read moreThis presentation highlights the difference between constructive and destructive waves.
Read moreThis animation highlights the influence of longshore drift upon a coastline.
Read moreThis animation demonstrates the formation of bays and headlands, in situations where rock and wave type allows it to happen.
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These resources look at landforms shaped by the sea. This presentation gives pupils an excellent visual walk through the development of caves, arches, stacks and stumps.
This is a stand alone animation that can easily be used to demonstrate the formation of these features.
Read moreThese resources look at landforms shaped by the sea. This worksheet supports the presentation on caves, arches, stacks and stumps.
Read moreThis animation highlights the development of wave cut notches, and how this can lead to a wave cut platform.
Read moreThis presentation demonstrates the formation of spits. It includes a modified photo outlining the formation and examples of notable UK spits.
Read moreThis is a standalone animation demonstrating the formation of spits at a coastline.
Read moreThis presentation focusses on the effect of mass movement upon a coastline, and how this can affect people and their property. It uses the Holbeck Hall hotel as a casestudy.
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These resources focus on how coasts are used by humans. This is a movie to introduce the issues surrounding the use of coastal areas. To enlarge the movie click on the tab in the bottom right hand corner.
These resources focus on how coasts are used by humans. This worksheet accompanies the coastal use movie.
This presentation looks at the way in which people manage coastlines. It focusses on different methods of coastal protection in addition to other management strategies.
Read moreThese resources look at coastal protection. It focuses on different types, their advantages and disadvantages, and the wider issues surrounding coastal protection. This movie introduces coastal protection and the different types that are used. To enlarge the movie click on the tab in the bottom right hand corner.
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These resources look at coastal protection. It focuses on different types, their advantages and disadvantages, and the wider issues surrounding coastal protection. Excellent ICT links are found in this resource. Computer access is needed for this researching task, or it could be set as a homework. Pupils use their internet searching skills in order to investigate types of coastal protection and their costs.
These resources look at coastal protection. It focuses on different types, their advantages and disadvantages, and the wider issues surrounding coastal protection. This worksheet requires pupils to use prior knowledge and common sense to match up coastal protection types with advantages, disadvantages and costs. This is a good option if ICT access is not possible.
This worksheet looks at the impact of coastal defence on Swanage. It looks at the reasons for it, problems associated with it and other issues using maps and images. There is a Swanage Google Earth tour and an interactive activities resource to accompany this worksheet.
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