Year 5 - Geography
Reflecting on our fieldwork enquiry
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 reflect on your fieldwork enquiry and find strengths and weaknesses.
Key Notes
- In every fieldwork enquiry there will be things that will go well.
- In every fieldwork enquiry there will be other things that could have been improved.
- Reflecting on a fieldwork enquiry helps geographers to plan better fieldwork in the future.
Vocabulary To Learn
- strengths: areas of the fieldwork enquiry that went to plan and help answer the enquiry question
- weaknesses: areas of the fieldwork enquiry that did not go to plan
- significance: how important a factor is or how important the overall results are
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Geographers should try to hide the things that do not go to plan in their fieldwork.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
In every fieldwork enquiry there will be things that will go well. In every fieldwork enquiry there will be other things that could have been improved.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'strengths'
areas of the fieldwork enquiry that went to plan and help answer the enquiry question.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Geographers should try to hide the things that do not go to plan in their fieldwork. Correction: An important part of being a geographer is to be reflective and to take opportunities to improve on your practice.
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