As we are drawing to the end of our geography topic, we are applying our geographical skills to study the impact rising sea levels have on the UK’s coastlines. We spent a few lessons looking at how rising sea levels had impacted places around the world, such as the Solomon Islands. We watched an informative video about the devastating impact on a local community.
Today, we used Digi-maps to study the Holderness coastline and we were able to look at maps from 1890, 1950 and the present day. Using drawing and measuring tools, we could see how much of the coastline had eroded. We compared Hornsea with Skipsea to see the positive impact coastal defences such as groynes have.
Help at home: Watch the video with your child at home. Can they recall the impacts that rising sea levels are having on this community?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/articles/zcyqdp3