In Year 3, we have been studying Our Local Area of St Marychurch and Babbacombe as part of our Geography curriculum. We compared the land use to 100 years ago to see why the area has changed and learn about the impact of tourism.
Case Study: St Marychurch and Babbacombe
Main question:
Why do places change over time?
Ancillary questions:
How has my local area changed over time?
What physical and human changes have there been?
How has tourism affected my local area?
How has the quality of the environment changed?
Did you know?
There used to be a racecourse at Petitor where the Model Village and Torquay Golf Club are now!
We interviewed some members of the public in St Marychurch. It was interesting to learn about how long some residents had lived here and also about where tourists had travelled from.
We also learnt about why the house on the cliff above Oddicombe beach collapsed into the sea. We thought about the reasons for and against buying a house there and became estate agents to persuade people to buy the house next door! Here are some of our examples…