Fieldwork
Going outside is good for mind and the body. Encourage your children to discover the joy of working in nature and learning beyond the classroom.
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Life Skills gained from taking part:
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Understand why geography is important
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Creates memorable moments
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Opportunity for fun and joy
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Develops team work
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Improves communication skills
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Leadership opportunities
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Develop relevant thinking
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Helps long-term recall
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Encourages reflection
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Promotes SMSC development
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Enhances literacy & numeracy skills
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Planning
Fieldwork should not be a once a year stand alone lesson. It should be embedded within your geography lessons. Create a curriculum where fieldwork is carried out on a regular basis. Experiencing the world on a 'first hand' basis touches us in a different way to classroom based lessons. Think about what you remember from when you were at school. Real world experiences are powerful and create positive memories. Try to include as many different fieldwork techniques as possible.
Fieldwork Ideas
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Fieldwork Techniques
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Questionnaires
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Sketching
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Population surveys
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Litter surveys
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Pollution counts
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Bi-polar Analysis
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Species survey
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Sketch mapping
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Using Google Earth
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Analysis aerial images
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Annotating photographs
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Environmental quality surveys
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Traffic counts
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Land-use maps
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Street appearance survey
Fieldwork is about collecting data. The techniques can be divided into primary and secondary tecniques.
Primary fieldwork- data that you collect yourself
Secondary fieldwork- data that you have not collected e.g. newspaper articles
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