Humanities News

Chris MITCHELL

Director of Instrumental Music & Performance

Classroom Teacher

Students in Unit 1 & 2 Geography have been studying hazards and disasters this semester, and part of the course requires fieldwork at a local site. This year, we investigated the hazard of flooding at Dandenong Creek, Vermont. Students visited this site on Thursday 29th May to explore the potential impacts if a 1-in-100 year flood were to occur in the area. They employed a range of traditional and technological fieldwork methods to collect data to help determine what these impacts could be. Traditional methods included written observations, sketching and counts using tally tables. On the technological side, students designed field surveys using the app Survey123, which uses GPS to record the exact location of points of interest found, as well as apps that measure slope angle and distance (though some did also try the old-fashioned measuring tape). As well as collecting this data, students enjoyed a well-deserved Red Rooster lunch and enjoyed interacting with the weed control goats we found on site. Thanks to Ms Warwick for accompanying us on the day and congratulations to the students on their exemplary behaviour.