Session 1: Fieldwork on the riverside includes measuring and recording river features, wildlife, environmental issues and learning river vocabulary. On the Foreshore pupils discover the geology of the local landscape and the materials that can be found on the foreshore. Back in the classroom pupils will identify their foreshore finds using sorting boards. We will also investigate why these materials have been found on the foreshore, their uses and the impacts they have on the environment. At Trinity Buoy Wharf there is currently no access to the foreshore instead pupils will get the chance to search for hidden materials in mudlarking boxes and go on a scavenger hunt at the Nature reserve and visit the lighthouse.
Session 2: Indoor activities include exploring materials and their properties and using definition cards. Pupils will then test properties of different foreshore materials using science equipment to conduct their experiments. This is followed by a material hunt along the riverside to examine river furniture, their materials and the common properties they share.
Site: Greenwich, Trinity Buoy Wharf & Shadwell Basin
