- East Barnby (view map)
Year Groups
- Primary School
- Secondary School
- Post 16
Duration
- Half Day
- Full Day
Min Group Size
12 People
tidal treasures
From fishing to fossils and seaweed to starfish, North Yorkshire’s coast is abundant with wildlife, steeped in history, and alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of the seashore.
Students will learn how to find, catch, and observe sea creatures and return them safely back into their environment, and go hunting for the fossilised remains of sea creatures that lives about 170 million years ago!
Whats Included
All specialist equipment
Study and investigating equipment.
All specialist clothing
Waterproofs and wellies when required. Ideally students should bring their own wellies, but we have plenty on hand to lend.
Transport
Once at the centre, all transport to and from adventure activities is provided.
Experienced, full-time, outdoor teachers and tutors
Each group of 12 students is led by a fully qualified and experienced outdoor tutor.
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curriculum links
Key Stage 2
Science: Living things and their environment
Science: Rocks
Students will discover fossils and learn what these once were and how they came to be fossils.
History: Vikings
Key Stage 3
Geography: Physical
Science: Biology and Ecosystems
Science: Forces
Key Stage 4
Geography: Physical
Geography: Ecosystems
Art
LOCATIONS: East Barnby
YEAR GROUPS: Suitable for Primary School, Secondary School, and post 16 students
DURATION: Available as a full or half day activity
DIFFICULTY: Adapted to the age and level of experience of students on adventure
MIN GROUP SIZE: 12 Students
tidal treasures
From fishing to fossils and seaweed to starfish, North Yorkshire’s coast is abundant with wildlife, steeped in history, and alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of the seashore.
Students will learn how to find, catch, and observe sea creatures and return them safely back into their environment, and go hunting for the fossilised remains of sea creatures that lives about 170 million years ago!
What’s Included?
Specialist study and investigating equipment
All specialist clothing
Waterproofs and wellies when required. Ideally students should bring their own wellies, but we have plenty on hand to lend.
Transport
Once at the centre, all transport to and from adventure activities is provided.
Experienced, full-time, outdoor teachers and tutors
Each group of 12 students is led by a fully qualified and experienced outdoor tutor.
classroom benefits
curriculum links
Exploring the seashore with one of tutors can also hit key parts of the national curriculum, whether it is learning all about the sea creatures we find on our coast, their interdependence on one another, learning about the make up of our rocky seashore and how it came to be this way or learning all about the local history.
Key Stage 2
On the seashore students will explore the environment using classification keys to identify a range of living creatures, their characteristics, and ways they can be grouped with others. The concept that the environment can change and how, at times, this can pose danger to these creatures will be introduced and discussed.
Science: Rocks
Types of rocks will be introduced, their characteristics explored, comparisons made, and types grouped together. Eroded matter will be investigated to understand what sands and soils are made of.
Students will discover fossils and learn what these once were and how they came to be fossils.
History: Vikings
Students will be introduced to the local history of the coast and the impact Vikings have had. Such as place names, how they got here and the time scales.
Key Stage 3
Students will learn how the coastal environment came to be in its current state, through processes including: weathering, erosion, tectonics, and human influences. Then, discussions will be had on how it may change in the future and their features in the environment.
Science: Biology and Ecosystems
Students will be taught how creatures in the coastal environment are connected – how they fit into the ecosystem and how they are part of a food web. Discussions will be had on how organisms are affected by their environment and how toxic materials can cause issues.
Science: Forces
Students will learn about the forces that create and maintain surf and swell.
Key Stage 4
Coastal features such as headlands, caves, and bars can be explored and the processes behind their creation introduced and explained. Processes include erosion through hydraulic power, abrasion and attrition, transportation and deposition.
Geography: Ecosystems
Understanding producers, consumers, decomposers, the food chain, the food web, and nutrient cycling, students can learn about the concept of interrelationships within a natural coastal environment – the balance between components and the impact on the ecosystem of changing one component.
Art
Students can use the outdoors to develop their creativity through using natural materials to create artwork or observing naturally occurring art and recording it.