On Monday 29th January, 2007 myself & my PGCE cohort went to visit the @Bristol education centre in Bristol to research fieldwork opportunities for the students we teach.
At the centre there is an area called the wild walk which is a simulation of a rainforest environment which would provide great fieldwork opprtunities for KS3. The centre was developed specifically for science education, but there are many aspects which would particulary suit aspects of the geography curriculum and the QCA schemes of work, such as the unit on tropical rainforests.
This visit gave me the knowledge of how interactive exercises can be very useful within teaching inside and outside of the classroom. The smelling game was particularly useful as is an exercise I can use within the classroom to get students using all their senses. @Bristol would be an ideal place to take students; however I feel it could be used wisely as a link between Geography and Science, maybe a trip organised between two departments. 
