Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating microclimate data
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can analyse and reflect on my microclimate data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.
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.
Teacher tip
A practice analysis of a photograph can help students first recognise the difference between assumptions and interpretations.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a microclimate?
Q2.Which of these might affect a microclimate?
Q3.Why do geographers collect microclimate data in the field?
Q4.Which tool would be best for measuring temperature during fieldwork?
Q5.Why do geographers use field sketches during fieldwork?
Q6.What is an example of a good fieldwork question?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is an assumption in geography?
Q2.What is an interpretation?
Q3.What does ‘sample size’ mean in geography?
Q4.Which of these is true about assumptions and interpretations?
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