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Year 3 - Geography

Recording local views

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 use enquiry to find out what people think about local changes.

Key Notes

  • Good enquiry questions will help find out what opinions other people have about current changes.
  • Interviews and surveys are useful tools, and good questions will get answers that allow patterns to show.
  • Surveys or questionnaires with yes / no answers or scores can be easily analysed.
  • It is possible to graph the survey results, making it easier for people to understand the findings.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • enquiry questions: Enquiry questions set out what you want to find out in your geographical investigation.
  • analyse: To analyse is to study something in close detail.
  • interview: An interview means talking to people to gather information.
  • survey: A survey is a way of collecting information by asking a set of questions.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Children may require some support to generate their own yes/no questions.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Good enquiry questions will help find out what opinions other people have about current changes. Interviews and surveys are useful tools, and good questions will get answers that allow patterns to show.

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

Enquiry questions set out what you want to find out in your geographical investigation.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: Children may require some support to generate their own yes/no questions. Correction: You could play the yes/no game to get children thinking about how to elicit answers of just two words.

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