Flooding in Wales
Secondary foci: Reflective practice, DTaAfL, Numeracy Skills,
How was it used?
The resource was used as part of a topic on our local area and ‘Geography in the News’.
The class were introduced to an area in Wales that had suffered flooding and the impact on the local community. Using the Environmental Agency resource on NGfL Cymru, the pupils compared their own area and chances of a flood as well as what would be affected and how they would respond and adapt.
Impact and Outcomes
This activity gave my class an excellent opportunity to start exploring issues facing people in Wales today whilst still focusing on our local area work.
The work contributed towards the development of critical thinking skills.
This activity gave ample opportunity to use what they had learnt to reflect on situations in their part of Wales.
Learner Feedback
SMART Notebook versions of activities
Lesson Learnt
On reflection, I need to extend this activity by finding photos of other actual or proposed locations especially in the Wider World. I can then split the class into groups and give each one a location to assess with regard to action and items available for flood pack – does everyone have access to things like battery flashlights? Would loss of electricity be a problem to everyone?