2016 to 2019 Coastal GI @East Coast Park

A good read on coastal study of ECP before the GI

Instructions to students

Assemble in the school at 0800 h
Remember to bring your worksheet, writing material and your own medication if any e.g. ventolin inhaler
Group leaders to mark attendance of group and collect consent forms.
Board the coach to East Coast Park
Assemble at Car Park C4 at East Coast Park
Briefing on the field site and the schedule
Resource person to collect resource pack and clipboard from the teacher

(Resource pack containing 1.Weather tracker 2. clinometer 3. stopwatch 4. tally-counter 5. measuring tape)

Leader/Time keeper to take note of the time

Group Roles

Fieldwork Procedure for Field Site A Activity 1

ACTIVITY 1: How does the wind direction and wind speed affect the movement of sediments?

FIELD SITE A: Between Breakwater 4 and 5

Equipment

• Float (an orange) use to represent beach materials

• Ranging Poles

• Resource pack containing 1.Weather tracker 2. clinometer 3. stopwatch 4. tally-counter 5. measuring tape

• Compass (with phone app)

Procedure

1. Briefly describe the weather conditions (wind, temperature, cloud cover etc.)

2. Sketch the coastline observed at Site A in Fig. 1 of your handout.

3. Observe and record the following in Fig 1:

a. compass north

b. wind and wave direction

4. Use the equipment provided and describe how your group went about collecting the data and explain the chosen procedure.

5. Observe the drifting of the beach materials and what happens when it meets the groyne. You can record your observations in written form, video or oral recording.

6. Record the wave frequency for 5 minutes using the stopwatch and T-counter app. Calculate the wave frequency per min by dividing the total count by 5.

Fieldwork Procedure for Field Site B Activity 2

ACTIVITY 2: What happens to the movement of beach materials when there is/are human management structures (breakwaters)?

FIELD SITE B: Beach area next to Breakwater 5 in front of bicycle rental shop