Online Resources:
Google Maps:
Search coastal areas in Australia and around the world with Google Maps.
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Nat Geo- Mapmaker:
This tool allows you to see the environmental impact of any area through the use of filters.
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Oz Coasts
Oz Coasts is a government run database that has information about Australia's coasts and estruaries. |
Changes on the Coastline of Port Phillip Bay: Eric Bird
A report that looks at changes to the bay coast, resulting from natural and human impact.
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Audio Visual Resources:
Environment Agency T.V:
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Beach Erosion Timelapse:
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The process of Longshore Drift: Animation
Click on the animation title to view.
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Point Lonsdale, VictoriaChange to Satellite mode to explore the landscape at Point Lonsdale.
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The Twelve Apostles, VictoriaChange to Satellite mode to explore the landscape at The Twelve Apostles.
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Cross Sections and Field Sketching:
Examples:Below are some examples of the type of sketches that can be made on a field trip. The first two are cross sections. The 'link' example appears on the Oz Coasts website. The sketch at the bottom is a regular field sketch.
Cross section of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.
Field sketch of a wooded area in Flanders, France.
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Practice Sketches:Below are some images of coastal areas that you can use to practise some sketching in preparation for your field trip. Try both cross section sketching and regular field sketching.
To save an image in the photo gallery, right click on it and 'Save Picture As'. |
Point Lonsdale Field Trip 2013
Photographs by Mr Walsh, Rhiannon and Matilda (Year 9)
Recommended Library Resources:
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TITLE
1000 things you should know about
planet earth Discover and learn about Australian coasts and oceans Earth A geography of Victoria Geologica: Earth's dynamic forces Ocean watch Seashore ecology The Usborne internet linked encyclopedia of world geography |
AUTHOR
Farndon, John
Slater, Pat Allaby, Michael Pask, Raymond Coenraads, Robert R Koivula, John I Bramwell, Martyn Carefoot, Thomas Doherty, Gillian |
COLLECTION
NON-FICTION
NON-FICTION NON- FICTION NON-FICTION NON-FICTION NON-FICTION NON-FICTION NON-FICTION |
CLASSIFICATION
550 FAR
577.510994 SLA 550 ALL 919.45 PAS 550 GEO 577.7 BRA 574.52638 CAR 910 DOH |
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