Year 4 - Geography
Fieldwork tools and techniques
Local area: what needs changing?
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' fieldwork and enquiry skills through a local investigation into change. Pupils use maps, tools and data to explore how their area is changing, collect and present information, and reflect on possible changes in the future.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify and adapt appropriate techniques to support a fieldwork enquiry.
Key Notes
- Questionnaires are a tool that geographers use to gather facts and opinions about places.
- In an interview one person asks another questions and they answer, so it's important to choose questions carefully.
- Geographers connect data to locations using maps.
Vocabulary To Learn
- questionnaire: A questionnaire is a set of questions used to collect information or data.
- interview: An interview means talking to people to gather information.
- enquiry: An enquiry is an investigation of a geographical question or issue.
- techniques: Techniques are the particular ways of doing things.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that all questionnaires have to be multiple choice selected from given responses.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Questionnaires are a tool that geographers use to gather facts and opinions about places. In an interview one person asks another questions and they answer, so it's important to choose questions carefully.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'questionnaire'
A questionnaire is a set of questions used to collect information or data.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think that all questionnaires have to be multiple choice selected from given responses. Correction: Explain that sometimes it is necessary to ask opinions in an open question so that people can submit their own ideas.
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