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Online Resources:

Google Maps:

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Search coastal areas in Australia and around the world with Google Maps.

Nat Geo-  Mapmaker:

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This tool allows you to see the environmental impact of any area through the use of filters.

Oz Coasts

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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

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A report that looks at changes to the bay coast, resulting from natural and human impact.

changes_on_the_coastline.pdf
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Audio Visual Resources:

Environment Agency T.V:
What is Coastal Erosion?

Beach Erosion Timelapse:
Collaroy Narrabeen (Aust.)

The process of Longshore Drift: Animation

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Click on the animation title to view.

Point Lonsdale, Victoria

Change to Satellite mode to explore the landscape at Point Lonsdale.

The Twelve Apostles, Victoria

Change to Satellite mode to explore the landscape at The Twelve Apostles.

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.
http://www.ozcoasts.gov.au/indicators/beach_erosion.jsp
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Cross section of Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.
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Field sketch of a wooded area in Flanders, France.

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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1000 things you should know about
planet earth

Discover and learn about Australian coasts
and oceans

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A geography of Victoria

Geologica: Earth's dynamic forces


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The Usborne internet linked encyclopedia of
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