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I-Spy at the Seaside

 
Geography Starter

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I-Spy on the Pavement was published in 1961. Have a look at the style of the writing and images. There is always a description, a question and a points value. How many 'chair menders' have you seen on the pavement in your town/city?
 
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Geography Activities

Activities > Coastal Landform images for discussion > I-Spy at the Seaside Task

 

Cliffs and Wave Cut Platforms

Beachy Head
Flickr
Beachy Head, a 160 metre high chalk cliff in East Sussex, UK.
 
Criccieth
Flickr
Boulder Clay cliffs at Criccieth, North Wales, UK.
 
Selwick Bay
Flickr
Selwick Bay - Wave Cut Platform, looking towards Molk Hole, East Yorkshire, UK.
 
Key Terms
erosion | angle | steep | shallow | wave cut notch | undercutting | rockfall
 

Arches, Stacks and Stumps

Durdle Door
Flickr
Durdle Door, a natural limestone arch, Dorset, UK.
 
Old Man of Hoy
Flickr
The Old Man of Hoy, a 137 metre sea stack of red sandstone on the west coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
 
Key Terms
weakness | cave | roof collapse | erosion
 

Bays and Headlands

Cape Wrath
Flickr
Cape Wrath is a cape in Sutherland, Highland, in northern Scotland.
 
Sennen Cove
Flickr
Sennen Cove, Cornwall, UK.
 
Key Terms
erosion | resistance | geology | exposed | sheltered
 

Spits

Spurn Head
Flickr
Spurn Head, a narrow sand spit on the tip of the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
 
Key Terms
deposition | sediment | longshore drift | shallow sea | sudden change in the direction of the coast
 

I-Spy at the Seaside Task

I-Spy at the Seaside

 

Produce your own version of 'I-Spy at the Seaside - Coastal Landforms'. Your booklet should include descriptions, a question and an image of each of the following:

  • cliffs and wave cut platforms
  • arches, stacks and stumps
  • bays and headlands
  • spits

You will find key termsKey Terms listed to help you include as much geography as possible. Don't forget to give everything a points value!

 
Geography ResourceBlank I-Spy at the Seaside Booklet
 

I-Spy at the Seaside Task Examples

I-Spy at the Seaside Example 1
 
I-Spy at the Seaside Exmaple 2
Examples of work produced by Katt and her classmate at the International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations.
 
Geography Review

Review

 
How many points would you score on this coastal journey?
 

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