Local fieldwork presentation (PDF)
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Fieldwork and Local Learning Dr Eleanor Coulber RGS-IBG
Transcript of Local fieldwork presentation (PDF)
Fieldwork and Local Learning
Dr Eleanor Coulber
RGS-IBG
Plan for the session:
1. Practical session...2. The enquiry approach to fieldwork3. Applying local fieldwork to the new GCSE, AS and A2 specs
4. A few ideas
Practical session ‐ feedback
Describe your activity to the rest of the group
How could you use this activity with KS3?
Starters (qualitative activities to develop students’ sense of place and/or to identify relevant local issues for study)
Mains (quantitative fieldwork investigation using primary and secondary data sources in innovative ways)
Follow-ups (follow-up activities to embed fieldwork in the curriculum and to encourage student voice to be heard)
Structuring your fieldwork episode- a three part approach -
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An Enquiry Process in Fieldwork :
GCSE – using local fieldwork and the enquiry process
Practising the Controlled Assessment.Allowing students to develop their own enquiries and hypotheses.Getting them used to writing up their investigations according to the criteria specified by the board.Introducing qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques.Using a variety of presentation formats, including DVDs, PowerPoint, personal diaries, GIS, web pages, etc. (Edexcel)
For example:
AQA ‘A’ ‐ challenge of weather and climate.AQA ‘B’ ‐ local investigation.Edexcel ‘A’ ‐ ‘contemporary’ fieldwork.Edexcel ‘B’ ‐ rural/countryside and town/city environments.OCR ‘A’ ‐ you as a global citizen.WJEC ‘A’ – weather and climate, living things.WJEC ‘B’ – local fieldwork investigation.
AS/A2 – using local fieldwork and the enquiry process
Preparing students for the written skills, enquiry and synoptic papers.Introducing theory and case studies for new fieldwork themes.Furnishing students with practical fieldwork experience in a range of settings.
For example:
AQA Unit 4A – investigation of geographical themes.Edexcel Unit 2 – unequal spaces, rebranding, extreme weather.Edexcel Unit 4 – local fieldwork options.OCR Units F763&4 – individual research options.WJEC Unit G3 – geography of crime, deprivation, leisure and recreation, microclimates.
Possible areas for enquiry in the school grounds:
Disability access / accessibilityMicroclimate investigation with a twistPersonal safety (safe and threatening areas)Mapping current and future usesPollution study
www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/fieldwork
Some ideas....
Four out of ten of the nation’s towns are “Clone Towns”…
CloneClone
Your mission is to find out whether your local high street is more…
Clone townor
Home town!
GOOD LUCK!
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Key questions:
How does your local town centre compare to other towns in the country in terms of:
1. The shops that it provides on the High Street.
2. Its 2001 Census data, including housing type / price and levels of crime.
REBRANDINGUNEQUAL SPACESENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTSLOCAL TO GLOBAL
QUESTIONNING THE CRUNCH•Who will be the winners / losers?•What will be the knock‐on effects?•What will happen to employment?•How will people change?•What activities will change?•What will be the effects on agriculture?•What will be the effects on car manufacture?
What are the effects of the credit crunch on the SOCIAL, ECONOMIC and ENVIRONMENTAL character of your local area?
2.
Widnes 2004 – vacant outlets
Widnes 2009 – vacant outlets
Mapping mobile phone reception
Why don’t we get any mobile reception here??
3.
Suburban geography – fieldwork down your street4.
How could your local area be rebranded?What is there in your area for different age groups? Does inequality exist?What’s missing in your local area?What are local residents’ perceptions of the area?(emotional / mental mapping)How does reality fit with the perceived character of the area? Who constructs myths about
places?Do people feel safe in your local area? Why?Which areas are more polluted than others?
Fieldwork down your street...
How could you use your school grounds and local area for GCSE, AS and A2 fieldwork?
Dr Eleanor Coulber
Fieldwork and KS3 ResourcesProfessional Support OfficerAction Plan for Geography
[email protected] 7591 3076
