QPHS Spring Term 2024 magazine - Magazine - Page 16
GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIPS
Liverpool City Centre
During the summer term, Year 10 students have been
enjoying the perks of studying geography and learning
outside the classroom as they set off on their GCSE
fieldwork trips.
The first began by evaluating the impact of the
regeneration in Liverpool city centre. Students started
their day at the sunny Albert Dock where they
assessed how the area had changed from the 1980s
to present day. Students identified changes to land
use by doing a land-use survey of the area. They then
completed field sketches of two locations at the docks
which had undergone significant change. Students
had to annotate the sketches with the key changes to
the area.
After a walk around the docks students made their
way to Liverpool One where they completed
environmental quality surveys on all three floors and
all of the entrances to the area. This would determine
whether or not the regeneration has improved the
surrounding area and environment within Liverpool
One.
Year 10 are using this research to write up their
investigation ready for their GCSE paper 3 exam in
the summer 2023 examination series.
Formby Beach
Our second successful field trip of the year saw Year
10 visit Formby Beach to assess the importance of
the sand dunes for coastal management as well as
measuring the vegetation growth on sand dunes.
Students used clinometers and quadrants to measure
the respective changes over distance.
On the hottest day of the year so far, we had plenty of
fun in the sun, and were able to collect a vast amount
of data that students will use as part of their fieldwork
write up in their paper 3 examination in the summer of
2023.