Millfield Geography

Upper 6th Fieldtrip to Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station. We explored the interactive visitor centre where our students learnt how EDF is helping Britain to meet its energy targets. This was followed by an interesting lecture about the changing patterns of energy use in the UK.

Lower 6th physical geography using last weeks weather as an opportunity to learn about the formation of fog and discuss high pressure systems. #physicalgeography

Year 10 using play doh to explain the formation of a coastal stump. #coastalgeography

Very proud of Izzy’s achievements as highly commended in the KS5 category. 👏 👏 👏 Her storymap gave a detailed account of the challenges facing Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital. You can read Izzy’s work here storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/982f8c…

A brilliant fieldtrip with our L6th class to Somerton and the surrounding villages. We met the town councillors of Somerton to hear about the issues and solutions to population growth in the area.

An interesting article from the BBC about the latest Typhoon in Japan. A great case study for GCSE tropical storms looking at prediction and management in a HIC. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Interesting article exploring climate change and Europe’s temperature records. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

A big welcome from the Millfield Geography department! Looking forward to meeting you all this term. 🌏

Well done to Charlotte, Alex, Jo and Jac on hosting a fantastic brilliance breakfast this morning. Should we respect borders? (with a focus on Wales and Crimea) 🗺

Great to be back out on fieldwork today exploring Swanage with a great group of geographers #becurious

Explore Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in this @timeforgeog video developed in collaboration with @atkinsglobal, @SNCLavalin @GeogDurham @durham_uni @FieldStudiesC | @@harrietbulkeley timeforgeography.co.uk/videos_list/ci…

A geographical story of lava #valentines #lovegeography youtu.be/uh4dTLJ9q9o

Smart carbon capture bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

A hunk of Earth’s surface lies 400 miles under China futurity.org/lithosphere-te… via @FuturityNews

For students considering their next step, a video about studying geography at @LSEGeography timeforgeography.co.uk/videos_list/fu…

Where in the World? Can you identify this country using our five clues? geog.gr/WitwNov