Fieldwork: Observing geographical features on our route | Geography

Starter quiz

Which of these is a feature that you could walk past in your local area?
- a postbox ✓
- a lamp post ✓
- a motorway
What is an opinion?
- information about an area
- a thought or a belief ✓
- a fact
- a discussion
A risk is something that might put us in...
- 'danger' ✓
What must you consider when planning a route?
- safety ✓
- distance ✓
- how many postboxes you pass
- how long it takes to complete ✓
What colour represents play areas on a map?
- red
- green ✓
- blue
- grey
Maps have one of these to help us understand the colours and symbols they show, what is it called?
- a map Chain
- a map Key ✓
- a map Grid
- a map set

Which of these are human geography features you might see on your route to school?
- solar panels ✓
- shops ✓
- houses ✓
- woodland
Fieldwork is investigating the ______ using geographical tools and thinking to gather information or data.
- 'outdoors' ✓
What type of information can we collect when we do fieldwork?
- our own observations ✓
- photographs ✓
- the names of our friends
- opinions ✓
What is a journey stick?
- It tells the time
- It tells us the way
- It tells a story about a journey ✓
What sort of things can be attaached to a journey stick?
- leaves ✓
- colourful berries ✓
- flowers ✓
- your lunch
When you complete fieldwork you must avoid dangers. Which of these rules must you follow?
- use equipment carefully ✓
- stay with your teacher ✓
- don't walk into ponds ✓
- play hide and seek

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Routes, e.g. to a local play area, can be plotted and followed on different kinds of maps.
Geographers use maps in fieldwork to find and locate specific features, e.g. in a local play area.
Geographers use different ways of assessing features and places, such as when comparing views about a play area.
Journey sticks can help us record and remember what a place is like.

Fieldwork means being in a field.

Fieldwork can take place anywhere! It means going outside to observe and gather information.

Fieldwork - Fieldwork is investigating the outdoors using geographical tools and thinking to gather information or data.
Journey stick - A journey stick is a way to remember a route by collecting items on the route and fixing them to a stick.
Play equipment - Play equipment are structures that children use for play such as swings, slides, climbing frames and sand boxes.
Opinion - An opinion is a thought, feeling or belief held by a person or group of people.