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Year 3 - Geography

Evidence from fieldwork

Local area: how is it changing?

Unit Summary

This unit develops pupils' fieldwork skills through an investigation of change in the local area. Pupils observe, measure, map and record evidence of change, gather local views, and begin to consider how places evolve over time.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to collect data to investigate current changes in your local area and evaluate the impact of these changes.

Key Notes

  • Fieldwork can include environmental assessment, e.g. what do we think about change here?
  • Photographs can evidence changes that are happening.
  • The work that people do can change the local area positively or negatively.
  • Changes spotted could be ranked as to how dramatic the effect is or will be.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • fieldwork: Fieldwork is investigating outdoors using geographical tools and thinking to gather information or data.
  • environmental assessment: An environmental assessment is an evaluation of the positive and negative qualities of the locality.
  • risk assessment: A risk assessment looks at what hazards we might come across and how to keep us safe.
  • route: A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.
  • evidence: Evidence is a fact or piece of information that helps to prove that something is or is not true.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • When planning their route children may not have any concept of distance.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

Fieldwork can include environmental assessment, e.g. what do we think about change here? Photographs can evidence changes that are happening.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'fieldwork'

Fieldwork is investigating outdoors using geographical tools and thinking to gather information or data.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: When planning their route children may not have any concept of distance. Correction: Use the map scale to estimate how far the route is. An average walking speed is around 12 minutes per km.

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