Recording local views
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use enquiry to find out what people think about local changes.
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.
Teacher tip
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.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What can we use to measure changes in settlement size?
Q2.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Q3.Order these settlement types according to their size, from largest to smallest.
Q4.Will all settlements grow equally in all directions?
Q5.Which of these are barriers to settlement growth?
Q6.Choose the correct order in which St Albans has grown.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a survey?
Q2.__________ questions set out what you want to find out in your geographical investigation.
Q3.To analyse is to ...
Q4.Which methods could we use to find out about recent changes in our local area?
Q5.The answers to which survey question types are easier to analyse?
Q6.Why are yes/no questions easier to analyse?
To help you plan your 3 geography lesson on: Recording local views, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
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