Starter quiz
- Match the correct word with its definition.
- fieldwork⇔investigating an issue by collecting data the outdoors ✓
- risk assessment⇔this identifies possible dangers and ways to keep everyone safe ✓
- recording sheet⇔here you can note your findings from fieldwork ✓
- Which of these are familiar physical features in a local area?
- restaurant
- cinema
- trees and flowers ✓
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- How can you share the data from your fieldwork?
- create a display ✓
- write a report ✓
- plan a spoken presentation. ✓
- keep your data in a folder.
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- Which of these are examples of public transport?
- car
- bus ✓
- train ✓
- bicycle
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- Which of these can you use to share the findings of your fieldwork?
- labels ✓
- maps ✓
- magnifying glass
- drawings ✓
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What type of housing is this?- bungalow
- terraced housing
- flats ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of these is a popular way to get to school?
- bus ✓
- car ✓
- walk ✓
- swim
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- What do geographers do with the data they collect?
- recycle it
- sort and rank it ✓
- display it ✓
- keep it secret
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- Match the key word to the correct definition.
- recording sheet⇔A sheet where you can note your findings from fieldwork. ✓
- display⇔A way of sharing your findings and can be written, drawn or spoken. ✓
- survey⇔Asking people questions and recording their answers. ✓
- What type of graph can be used to display your data?
- brick
- triangle
- block ✓
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- Walking may be a popular choice to get to school if ...
- pupils live far away from the school.
- there are busy, dangerous roads to cross.
- pupils live close to the school. ✓
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- What factors affect which transport people choose to use?
- safety ✓
- distance ✓
- health ✓
- breakfast food
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Worksheet
Presentation
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In investigations, geographers collect and organise information to sort and rank it.
- Many different means of transport are used to travel to school, e.g. bus, walk, car, train, bike.
- Graphs showing information (or data) from fieldwork or surveys can help us discuss and analyse what has been found out.
- People have different reasons for choosing how they travel, e.g. distance, time available, safety, the weather, etc.
Common misconception
Children only use one method of transport to get to school everyday.
Depending on the circumstances on that day, e.g. weather, parent's work schedule, public transport delays etc. you might travel to school in different ways on different days of the week. We are looking at the most frequent way you travel on average.
Keywords
Journey to school - The journey to school is the method of transport used and the route taken to get to school.
Block graph - A block graph is a graph made of coloured blocks or squares showing data that allows us to compare numbers in a clear and visual way.
Data - Data is a collection of information that can be analysed to help us answer a question.
Transport - Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles.
Choices - Choices are decisions made based on a range of options.