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Writing a fieldwork enquiry question
I can write a fieldwork enquiry question about solar power and my school.
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- Year 5
Writing a fieldwork enquiry question
I can write a fieldwork enquiry question about solar power and my school.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A good geographical question can help us to learn more about solar power and our school.
- Fieldwork enquiry questions can start with one of the 'W' question words.
- Geographers often try to predict or estimate what the answer to their enquiry question might be.
Keywords
Enquiry question - a geographical question that helps us to focus our investigation
Answerable - a question is answerable if it is possible for us to find the answer by doing a fieldwork enquiry
Hypothesis - a prediction that geographers make about the results of their enquiry
Common misconception
All geographical questions make good fieldwork enquiry questions.
Fieldwork enquiry questions have to be answerable within the practical realms of data collection. Therefore some brilliant geographical questions might not be good fieldwork enquiry questions.
Keep a copy of some of the great enquiry questions that pupils generate. Later in the fieldwork investigation pupils might like to reflect on what else they could have studied in relation to solar power.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - outdoor learning
Supervision
Adult supervision required
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What type of land use is best for solar farms?
What type of land use is best for solar farms?
education
woodland
housing
Q2.After geographers collect their data, they will then their data.
After geographers collect their data, they will then their data.
Q3.How many stages are there to the enquiry cycle?
How many stages are there to the enquiry cycle?
Q4.Which of these statements is true?
Which of these statements is true?
Fieldwork involves researching a concept in books.
Fieldwork only happens in far away places.
Fieldwork helps us to discover more about the world in general.
Q5.Why might schools be a good place for solar panels?
Why might schools be a good place for solar panels?
Schools are always sunny places.
Schools have lots of empty land.
Schools are very sustainable places.
Q6.What is the first stage of the enquiry cycle?
What is the first stage of the enquiry cycle?
answering a question
drawing graphs and maps
going outside
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What W words often begin good fieldwork enquiry questions?
What W words often begin good fieldwork enquiry questions?
weather, windy and winter
white, wet and whole
water, woodland and wheel
Q2.Which of the following statements is true?
Which of the following statements is true?
All geographical questions are good questions for fieldwork.
Geographical questions and fieldwork questions are never the same.
Fieldwork questions and geographical questions are the same thing.
Q3.A is a prediction that geographers make about their fieldwork results.
A is a prediction that geographers make about their fieldwork results.
Q4.The enquiry question is like which part of a car?
The enquiry question is like which part of a car?
The wheels because there are four of them.
The brake because it stops the enquiry from going too fast.
The exhaust because it is the last thing you do in the enquiry.
