GCSE Archives - Water Mills and Marshes

GFA Lesson 1: What makes the Broads unique?

We have teamed up with Geography Fieldwork Academy (GFA) to bring you a series of Geography lessons for KS3 students. These lessons are designed to prepare students for GCSE Geography by developing Maths, fieldwork and GIS skills in addition to increasing their ability to interpret landscapes and analyse data. The first in the series, Lesson 1, explores what makes the Broads so unique.

GFA Lesson 2: Landscapes of the Broads

We have teamed up with Geography Fieldwork Academy (GFA) to bring you a series of Geography lessons for KS3 students. These lessons are designed to prepare students for GCSE Geography by developing Maths, fieldwork and GIS skills in addition to increasing their ability to interpret landscapes and analyse data. The second of the series, Lesson 2, explores the different landscapes of the Broads National Park.

GFA Lesson 3: The value of the Broads

We have teamed up with Geography Fieldwork Academy (GFA) to bring you a series of Geography lessons for KS3 students. These lessons are designed to prepare students for GCSE Geography by developing Maths, fieldwork and GIS skills in addition to increasing their ability to interpret landscapes and analyse data. In Lesson 3, delve deeper into the Broads National Park and investigate the value of tourism in the Broads.

GFA Lesson 4: Stakeholders of the Broads

We have teamed up with Geography Fieldwork Academy (GFA) to bring you a series of Geography lessons for KS3 students. These lessons are designed to prepare students for GCSE Geography by developing Maths, fieldwork and GIS skills in addition to increasing their ability to interpret landscapes and analyse data. Lesson 4 explores the relationships between different stakeholders in the Broads.

GFA Lesson 5: Fieldwork in the Broads

We have teamed up with Geography Fieldwork Academy (GFA) to bring you a series of Geography lessons for KS3 students. These lessons are designed to prepare students for GCSE Geography by developing Maths, fieldwork and GIS skills in addition to increasing their ability to interpret landscapes and analyse data. The penultimate lesson from the GFA will discuss collecting and interpreting fieldwork data in the Broads.

GFA Lesson 6: The Broads Triathlon

We have teamed up with Geography Fieldwork Academy (GFA) to bring you a series of Geography lessons for KS3 students. These lessons are designed to prepare students for GCSE Geography by developing Maths, fieldwork and GIS skills in addition to increasing their ability to interpret landscapes and analyse data. The last in the series, Lesson 6, is an amazing opportunity for students to design their own junior Broads Triathlon route and submit their plans to the GFA nationwide competition.

Wet Woodlands

Wet woodlands are the rarest of the wooded habitats in the U.K. within the Broads National Park there are just 3,000 hectares. Not all plants and trees can survive in wet soils but those that can have evolved a number of neat adaptations to cope with the conditions.

Peat

Peat is not only an amazing type of soil but also a huge carbon store and the reason the Broads National Park even exists!