SRA Annual Report 2021-22: school visits
Around 120 children enjoyed learning more about flooding when Somerset Rivers Authority and Environment Agency staff visited Catcott Primary School and St John & St Francis Church School in Bridgwater.
Highlights included lively sessions about the £100-million Bridgwater Tidal Barrier scheme and climate change, and several fun activities.
From a flood box, they fished out all sorts of unpleasant things that might be hidden in floodwater, such as poo and a giant rat. Not real poo, and not a real rat’s body, it should be said, but still memorably gross enough for an audience of 8- to 11-year olds.
They poured water over a model house to see how different features of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) can reduce run-off. (Text continues below images).
And they experimented with an Augmented Reality Sandbox, which uses light and sand to show how water runs off different kinds of landscapes. This video explains how the magic sandbox works: https://youtu.be/pqEC8DpiYv0