Page 85 - Bellfort Magazine Issue 8

GCSE Geographers get hands on! After this, pupils were kitted out be very proud of how well they
in waterproofs in preparation for represented themselves and
On Wednesday 25th September,
some data collection in the Curly Dunclug College.
16 Year 12 Geographers went to
Burn River.
Limavady for the day on a field Open night success
trip led by Magilligan Field Centre. Pupils had to wear high grip boots
The Geography Department
and helmets. Can you guess what
introduced a bit of competition at
these were for?
the open evenings held in
January.

The visiting primary school pupils
had the opportunity to win a

hamper by guessing the countries

The day started with a train of 6 European flags.
journey along the Londonderry
Hundreds of pupils successfully
line—a first for many of the pupils
From here, the class went on to guessed all 6 (some with the help
and an opportunity to take in the
the first planned site on the river. of some football-mad dads!) and
beautiful views of the north coast.
Site 1 was nearest to the source of here was the winning entry:
When we arrived, Natalie Lucas the river; this is where the river

begins. Here, pupils worked in

groups to measure different
characteristics of the river,

including its width, depth, velocity

and the shape and size of the
Congratulations to our winner,
rocks in it. Can you identify what
Cameron McDonald from Carniny
is being measured in the photo
Primary School, who is pictured
below?
below with his hamper:

The class visited 6 sites in total
and rotated their roles between
each to ensure everyone had the
chance to use each piece of

equipment.
from the field centre gave pupils
Despite damp weather conditions
an introductory lesson to prepare and many soggy socks, the day

84 them for the day ahead. was a success. All pupils should