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Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating microclimate data
I can analyse and reflect on my microclimate data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.
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- Year 7
Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating microclimate data
I can analyse and reflect on my microclimate data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Analysis can involve looking for relationships between independent and dependent variables.
- Conclusions discuss the most likely or most common relationships.
- Geographers are careful not to assume a reason for a relationship.
- Geographers often need to collect more than one sample of each data type to be sure of their conclusions.
Keywords
Assumption - what a geographer believes to be true, rather than what they have evidence for
Interpretation - what a geographer judges might be true based on the evidence they have
Sample size - the number of pieces of data (of one type) that the geographer collects
Common misconception
Assumptions and interpretations in geographical analysis are equally valid.
Geographers should always aim to interpret their data accurately rather than make assumptions about it.
A practice analysis of a photograph can help students first recognise the difference between assumptions and interpretations.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a microclimate?
What is a microclimate?
A type of weather forecast
A very small version of Earth's climate
A machine that measures temperature
Q2.Which of these might affect a microclimate?
Which of these might affect a microclimate?
Colour of school uniforms
Type of mobile phone
Q3.Why do geographers collect microclimate data in the field?
Why do geographers collect microclimate data in the field?
To understand how weather changes in books
To make art projects
To guess temperatures
Q4.Which tool would be best for measuring temperature during fieldwork?
Which tool would be best for measuring temperature during fieldwork?
Stopwatch
Compass
Ruler
Q5.Why do geographers use field sketches during fieldwork?
Why do geographers use field sketches during fieldwork?
To decorate their reports
To make up data
To practise art skills
Q6.What is an example of a good fieldwork question?
What is an example of a good fieldwork question?
What is my favourite food?
Why do birds sing?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is an assumption in geography?
What is an assumption in geography?
A type of graph
A conclusion based on clear evidence
A piece of equipment
Q2.What is an interpretation?
What is an interpretation?
A random guess
A type of measurement
A way to predict the future
Q3.What does ‘sample size’ mean in geography?
What does ‘sample size’ mean in geography?
How big your classroom is
The number of people in your group
The size of the equipment
Q4.Which of these is true about assumptions and interpretations?
Which of these is true about assumptions and interpretations?
Both are equally valid
Assumptions are better than interpretations
Neither are useful in geography
