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I enjoyed working on this task but I believe that the team attitude started to falter as the task went on. However I think that Max and Jachym worked well on brainstorming ideas for question and Hamza participated well in contributing to the overall plan. There were times when Luke became side tracked but in the end managed to pull out some good work.

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No where else can I find the satisfaction of one of Sarah's compelling Geography lessons. I will never forget the enjoyment and extensive educational benefit that these tasks provide.

(Patrick is a shit leader)

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14:30- Max and Jachym are establishing the initial questions for our salt marsh topic, in the meantime Hamza, Patrick and I are discussing what we ae going to do for the next task and how we are going to present our solutions.

14:45- I am about to do thee challenge video for thee group presentation. Max is looking for pictures that show different impacts on salt marshes due to human involvement. Hamza is researching tourist impacts and Patrick is telling us what to do.

15:00- We still haven’t finished the challenge video, whilst I was preparing for it we were rethinking what we were going to do. Whilst we were outside Patrick, Hamza and Jachym were establishing solutions for our main question.

15:01- We are now on a break for 10 minutes.

15:11- Break has ended.

15:19- The challenge video has been finished whilst the others have done the solutions. We are now all going to write our individual reflections of the task.

15:24- We have completed the student reflections, well I haven’t but that is because I have spent the last 5 minutes trying to upload a video.

15:30- We are done.

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The task was fairly straight forward and Patrick did a good job of leading the team. Was hard to get specific tourism facts about salt marshes.

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Today's task was for me very interesting. I have found out a lot of new information about Salt marshes I didn't know before. Almost everything. Patrick was pretty good group leader so the teamwork is getting better and better and I am becoming more confident about how to do the research and how to use those found information.

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For me, the task was kind of interesting and challenging. The leader Patrick did a good job and played the role good. Furthermore we had a good team work going on and everybody did his job good in my opinion. I have done the question and picture-material.

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What are salt marshes?
What habitats do salt marshes offer?
What significant role do saltmarshes paly in the aquatic eco-system of the coastal area?
How are salt marshes at risk and can its destruction increase the risk of hazards occurring?
What are the human impacts on salt marshes?
The last question is going to be are main question for the task.

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Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water brought in by the tides. They are marshy because the soil may be composed of deep mud and peat. Peat is made of decomposing plant matter that is often several feet thick. Peat is waterlogged, root-filled, and very spongy. Because salt marshes are frequently submerged by the tides and contain a lot of decomposing plant material, oxygen levels in the peat can be extremely low—a condition called hypoxia. Hypoxia is caused by the growth of bacteria which produce the sulfurous rotten-egg smell that is often associated with marshes and mud flats.

Salt marshes occur worldwide, particularly in middle to high latitudes. Thriving along protected shorelines, they are a common habitat in estuaries. In the U.S., salt marshes can be found on every coast. Approximately half of the nation's salt marshes are located along the Gulf Coast. In addition to this most of the worlds salt marshes are found in the UK and Europe with the majority of these countries exploiting the area for salt production.
These intertidal habitats are essential for healthy fisheries, coastlines, and communities—and they are an integral part of our economy and culture. They also provide essential food, refuge, or nursery habitat for more than 75 percent of fisheries species, including shrimp, blue crab, and many finfish.
Salt marshes also protect shorelines from erosion by buffering wave action and trapping sediments. They reduce flooding by slowing and absorbing rainwater and protect water quality by filtering runoff, and by metabolizing excess nutrients.

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salt-marshes in Halifax Canada or England

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salt-pans at the Batz-sur-Mer in France

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We have decided to look at the Batz-sur-Mer and the Guerande Peninsula in Loire-Atlantique Province of France. This area is well known for its production of both Gros sel and fleur de sel salt. In recent years the area has had a large influx of tourists who come to visit the area to watch the production of the salt. The area is home to a large number of plants and animals, there are over 260 kinds of birds and 300 kinds of plants in the area.