An enquiry is an investigation of a geographical question or issue.

Historical maps show what an area was like in the past.

OS maps are the official maps of Great Britain produced by the Ordnance Survey.

The media comprises all the ways that lots of people receive their information, including television, radio, newspapers and the internet.

Change in a local area

Geography

Fieldwork tools and techniques

Risk assessment and staying safe

Active fieldwork

Presenting data

Future changes

Using digital maps to explore changes in our local area

This Unit links directly to 'Local area: Why are trees and forests important?', where pupils will continue to evaluate the local area by investigating green spaces and trees.

This unit builds on 'UK region: Why is the Lake District a National Park?' in which pupils learnt about issues at a regional scale in the Lake District, and it develops 'Local area: How is it changing?' in which local area change was identified and recorded. This unit is about evaluating change with a futures’ perspective.  

This unit develops pupils’ fieldwork and enquiry skills through a local investigation into change. Pupils use maps, tools and data to explore how their area is changing, collect and present information, and reflect on possible changes in the future.

Local area: what needs changing?

An opinion is a personal view or judgement formed about something.

An opinion is a proven fact that everyone agrees on.

An opinion is a question that a geographer tries to answer.

 An investigation into a geographical question or issue.

A question that a geographer asks without any research

Which type of maps show what an area was like in the past?

What evidence might help you to decide which enquiry issue to investigate?

because they are required to ask questions

to structure their fieldwork and collect relevant data

to guide their research and investigation

to focus on specific human or physical features they want to understand better

Why do geographers create enquiry questions?

What would you expect to find in an area of residential land use?

Which of these would you expect to find in an area of commercial land use?

What is the main type of land use across the UK?

Order these settlements by size starting with the smallest.

Which settlement usually has the most services and facilities?

Change in a local area

Lesson outcome