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Recording local views
I can use enquiry to find out what people think about local changes.
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- Year 3
Recording local views
I can use enquiry to find out what people think about local changes.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Good enquiry questions will help find out what opinions other people have about current changes.
- Interviews and surveys are useful tools, and good questions will get answers that allow patterns to show.
- Surveys or questionnaires with yes / no answers or scores can be easily analysed.
- It is possible to graph the survey results, making it easier for people to understand the findings.
Keywords
Enquiry questions - Enquiry questions set out what you want to find out in your geographical investigation.
Analyse - To analyse is to study something in close detail.
Interview - An interview means talking to people to gather information.
Survey - A survey is a way of collecting information by asking a set of questions.
Common misconception
Children may require some support to generate their own yes/no questions.
You could play the yes/no game to get children thinking about how to elicit answers of just two words.
Children could create a survey using Google Forms. You can create a QR code for this then share with the school community for a larger survey. Google Forms will also graph responses for you so children can view patterns more clearly.
Teacher tip
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What can we use to measure changes in settlement size?
What can we use to measure changes in settlement size?
the age of the buildings
Q2.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Match the keywords to their definitions.
Q3.Order these settlement types according to their size, from largest to smallest.
Order these settlement types according to their size, from largest to smallest.
Q4.Will all settlements grow equally in all directions?
Will all settlements grow equally in all directions?
Q5.Which of these are barriers to settlement growth?
Which of these are barriers to settlement growth?
flat land
Q6.Choose the correct order in which St Albans has grown.
Choose the correct order in which St Albans has grown.
village, city town
town, village, city
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a survey?
What is a survey?
a person's belief or thoughts about a subject
a map of a place in the past
Q2.__________ questions set out what you want to find out in your geographical investigation.
__________ questions set out what you want to find out in your geographical investigation.
survey
interview
Q3.To analyse is to ...
To analyse is to ...
read maps.
find out people's opinions.
Q4.Which methods could we use to find out about recent changes in our local area?
Which methods could we use to find out about recent changes in our local area?
historical maps
Q5.The answers to which survey question types are easier to analyse?
The answers to which survey question types are easier to analyse?
open-ended questions
Q6.Why are yes/no questions easier to analyse?
Why are yes/no questions easier to analyse?
Because they can be answered by all age groups.
Because they require less time to answer.
