Last week Year 9 Geography pupils undertook their physical geography fieldwork in North Wales. 

We thankfully went before storm Hannah hit, and had a great day investigating how the cross-sectional area, velocity, discharge and bedload changes as the River Alyn progresses along its course through North Wales. 

The pupils were trained up on testing 3 key hypotheses in school before the trip, all linked to the theory presented in the Bradshaw Model.  Pupils worked well in groups using the technical equipment to monitor changes at 3 different locations along the river and gathering all the information and data they need for analysis back at school. 

The next stage is now well underway, and pupils are working out whether the River Alyn follows the Bradshaw Model or not, and explaining why this is or isn't the case in their Geography lessons.

The pupils were an absolute credit to themselves and the school, they had an excellent day where they increased their geographical understanding, and as an added bonus - no one fell in the river! Well done Year 9!