Dunwich Museum

The Beach

Let your children enjoy the sensory feast of an hour by the sea. Let them work as a ateam to measure and analyse what they are seeing. Send the children on a scavenger hunt. Observe the force of the sea, measure the longshore drift. Compare the size of stones at different levels of the beach. Look for signs of erosion. Look at the sea defences. Do you think they are working? Should we try and defend our village or should we accept inevitable loss? Take the opportunity to collect real data to help with monitoring the success of the experimental scheme. Use our scenario cards to imagine what it was like at the time of the Great Storm.