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KIPPURE FIELD STUDIES
Our Studies
All our field studies are carried out on site and have been carefully designed to facilitate the relevant Department of Education Curricula. A team of highly experienced instructors with a range of Environmental qualifications deliver our studies.
We provide all the necessary worksheets, field equipment, along with a selection of raingear, wellington boots & waders.
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Leaving Certificate Geography - River & Glaciation Study
We are delighted to announce that Kippure Estate is running the Geographical Investigation Field Studies for the Leaving Certificate Geography Curriculum for a 4th consecutive year. The year 2005-06 was extremely successful for us with 60 schools from Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Carlow, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Louth, Offaly, Laois & Wexford attending our studies. We have received some excellent feedback from these school and were delighted to hear that many students went on to receive 100% in their reports entitled “Geomorphic processes of erosion in a fluvial/glacial environment”.
This study will be amended each year to suit the different Geographical Investigation Field Studies topics, for example Geomorphic Processes of Erosion, or Deposition & Transportation.
Study involves a range of activities such as:
- Measuring river velocity,
- Measuring discharge,
- Measuring valley or river profile,
- Bed Load Analysis
- Field Sketches
- Detailed Map Work
Leaving Certificate Ecology - Scientific Study of an Ecosystem
Facilitating the Ecology element of the biology syllabus this study includes some of the following activities:
- Using different surveying techniques carry out a vegetation, invertebrate & vertebrate survey
- Investigation of the different factors affecting the ecosystem
- Mapping the study area
- Identify a Food Web
Junior Certificate Science- Scientific Study of an Ecosystem
To facilitate the Course Work B “Additional Student Investigations” part of the curriculum this study this incorporate some of the following activities:
- Using different surveying techniques carry out a vegetation, invertebrate & vertebrate survey
- Investigation of the different factors affecting the ecosystem
- Mapping the study area
- Identify a Food Web
Junior Certificate Geography - River & Glaciation Study
With fieldwork now a major element of the school curricula, this is an excellent opportunity to give junior students experience in sampling, surveying, measuring, sketching, date collection & analysis and report writing.
Transition Year Environmental Field Studies- Geography & Ecology Study
This study is a great fun way to provide the experience & all the skills that fieldwork involves.
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