GeographyYears 7–8Geographical Skills

Fieldwork

Plan and carry out fieldwork investigations; collect, present and analyse data; evaluate methodology

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Fieldwork means going outside to collect information about a place. It's like being a detective! 🕵️

  2. 2

    What is fieldwork?

  3. 3

    On this map of a park, tap the places where you would stop to collect data. 🗺️

  4. 4

    Let's plan a simple fieldwork survey. We want to know what types of shops are on our high street. 🛍️

  5. 5

    You see 3 bakeries, 1 bank, and 2 cafés on the high street. Which shop type is most common?

  6. 6

    Now use this bar chart to show the data you collected. Tap the bar for the most common shop. 📊

  7. 7

    What is the first thing you do in a fieldwork survey?

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