Twitter account of the Geography Department at Bristol Met Academy. Showcasing students' work, & posting links to useful articles for GCSE Geography students.
2023 was provisionally the second warmest year on record for the UK.
Wales and Northern Ireland had their respective warmest years in a series from 1884.
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Interleaving can be a very effective Teaching & Learning strategy, with the potential to improve students' academic performance, memory and readiness for exams.
But there are some common errors to avoid... Let's take a look at a few π
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Bristol Met Eco Day! Started with an intro from Green Party councillor Lorraine Francis. Every student will have one lesson outside today enjoying nature. Some getting a short walk around the woodlands adjacent to the back of our site! More sustainable food menu too! π
Headlands, bays and groynes! Mr Price living out year 10 geography lessons down at Swanage! Including a morning parkrun with Old Harry himself in the background. #gcsegeography#coasts
We may have only broken up for Easter yesterday, but Mr Price is already busy scouting out this yearβs new fieldtrip location #lymeregis#dorset#jurasiccoast
By 2050, 70% of the worldβs population will live in cities, up from 54% in 2020, according to a new report by the Institute for Economics & Peace. This increase is being driven by both population growth and a continued shift towards urbanization.
Fantastic visual evidence of longshore drift in action!!! Height from top of the groyne: west = 90cm | east = 220cm #fieldwork#gcsegeography#porlockbay
Absolutely fascinating, placement and size of British cities & metropolitan areas, tracks on basis of underlying geology, the presence of coal-bearing Carboniferous strata (except London).
Post-industrial relic, as coal makes up just 5-0% of energy mix, as a non-domestic import
ALT Map of UK with city points being roughly on places with coal bearing outcrops
A little look at high/low modal age across UK local authorities - some basic observations
- cities and university towns
- coastal
- modal age of 73 very common!
(idea after @resi_analyst idea of doing this for modal housing type last week)