Investigating worldviews in our community
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can analyse local census data about worldviews and carry out a survey.
Key learning points
- Social scientists of religion use survey data to investigate worldviews.
- The census provides information at a national and local level about worldviews.
- We can investigate worldviews in our local community using census data.
- We can carry out a survey in our school community to see how this data is similar or different to local census data.
Keywords
Worldview - the way people see, interpret and inhabit the world
Census - a national survey held every 10 years in the UK
Data - information that can be collected and analysed
Survey - a method of collecting data by asking questions through a form
Local - nearby or related to an area
Common misconception
Religions and worldviews will look the same in our local area compared to England and Wales.
Data may look similar or different. There may be local variations, meaning that your local data may be very similar or completely different to national data.
Teacher tip
Use the Office of National Statistics website to access your local data for religion and belief. You can use this to compare against national data. Pupils could survey their class or school to compare the data with local data.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is one way we can learn about worldviews in the UK?
Q2.What does the word “context” mean when studying worldviews?
Q3.What is a pattern in the context of religion and worldviews?
Q4.Why might members of the same worldview live in similar areas?
Q5.Why do social scientists study worldviews and where people live?
Q6.How can interviews help us learn about worldviews?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Social scientists use the to study worldviews at national and local levels.
Q2.A is a method of collecting data by asking people questions.
Q3.What is a worldview?
Q4.What does the census help social scientists understand?
Q5.What can surveys in school communities help us do?
Q6.Why is it helpful to compare national and local census data?
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