b'The Cranedale CentreDespite the rainy and chilly weather, our visit to the Cranedaleemotional mapping, we collected data walking across the coastal Centre was a memorable experience. The opening day was onetown, in time for dinner. An intense session collating all the primary filled with activity, as our first excursion took us to the coast atdata into geolocated analysis was followed by a few hours of free Hornsea following a four-hour journey, where we were able totime playing table tennis and board games, a time to relax after an observe high-level engineering attempts to prevent coastlineexhausting but fulfilling and rewarding day.erosion caused by the relentless pounding of the North Sea. An area of the beach was sectioned into quadrants and students wereBefore our return to Birmingham on the final day, we were tasked divided into groups in order to collect sediment data both northwith evaluating everything we had investigated and discovered, and south of the groynes, shoreline protection structures which liesurveying a bucket full of resources in order to create our own mini perpendicular to the coast, putting into effect vital skills that couldnon-exam assessments. Using various equipment, we explored be used in our non-exam assessment. the Cranedale site one last time, collecting evidence, and analysing the significance of the data. Then we said our farewells to the The North Yorkshire seaside resort of Scarborough was ourNorth Yorkshire coast as we set off on our long journey back to destination on the second day of our Yorkshire visit, where weBirmingham.aimed to focus on human fieldwork activities. Using various data collection techniques, such as word pictures, observations, andKesar Randhawa, Year 12GCSE GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO LAPWORTH MUSEUMI and other students visited Lapworthtypes of volcanoes, Museum of Geology at the Universitythe latter falling into of Birmingham, where you can learnthe two categories about rocks, fossils and minerals. Theyof flat or conical have some amazing exhibits and lots of(also known as interactive displays which make it idealshield or composite for young people to gain a foothold inrespectively). We geological studies. were even presented with six items To start the day, we learnt about theassociated with a history of the Earth and the evolution ofvolcanic eruption. life. One interesting fact I learnt was thatSome of the during the Precambrian period the Westexamples were basalt (cooled lava made Midlands was located in the southernup of a large percentage of crystals) and hemisphere! We then explored theobsidian (non-crystalline volcanic glass Active Earth gallery where there was anwith a high silica percentage). We got toinsight into the mechanics of this rock interactive globe, displaying everythingfeel and study them closely, allowing usthat we call home such as its magnetic from the tectonic plate margins to allto accurately tell the differences betweenfield. Without this field Earths atmosphere earthquakes since records began. Tothem, the most obvious of these beingwould be exposed to solar winds. Charged finish the tour, we went into the Mineralrough or smooth textures and heavy orparticles in these winds would strip away Wealth gallery where they had a widelight masses. the ozone layer and leave life on Earth range of rocks, gemstones and minerals.An example of this is pumice, which ismore exposed to dangerous ultraviolet Properties to look for when identifying alight and filled with holes as a result ofradiation. The rocky desolation of Mars mineral were explained: these includedescaped gases. may be an illustration of what would shape, colour, location and size. happen to Earth if its magnetic field were to After getting some lunch, we had a lecturesignificantly weaken. Food for thought.Around midday, we moved on to afrom a professor at the university on the presentation on tectonic hazards andstructure of the Earth. We enjoyed gainingJovan Mann, Year 1043'