Year 5 - Geography
Planning to do fieldwork
Fieldwork: how can we investigate the sustainability of our school?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the fieldwork enquiry process. Each lesson guides pupils through a stage of a fieldwork enquiry to help them investigate the sustainability of their school.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use your understanding of renewable energy to plan a fieldwork enquiry.
Key Notes
- Solar power is one type of renewable energy.
- Solar farms need certain conditions to work at their best.
- A fieldwork enquiry can help us look at solar power in more detail.
Vocabulary To Learn
- solar farm: a large area of solar panels that together can make a lot of renewable energy
- sustainable: meeting the needs of today without damaging the needs of future generations
- fieldwork enquiry: an investigation where data is collected, presented and examined so we can answer a geographical question
- land use: the purpose of the land and how humans are currently using it
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Solar panels do not work in the shade.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Solar power is one type of renewable energy. Solar farms need certain conditions to work at their best.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'solar farm'
a large area of solar panels that together can make a lot of renewable energy.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Solar panels do not work in the shade. Correction: Solar panels do work in the shade and on cloudy days but they are less efficient in these conditions.
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