Part of GeographyFieldworkYear 3Year 4
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Watch the video to see Ayesha and James plan their fieldwork investigation at the river.
Ayesha: What do you want to find out when we do our fieldwork, James?
James: I want to see if the valley was formed when a spaceship crash landed!
Ayesha: Or we could find out how a curvy part of the river is different to a straight part.
James: Oh鈥 yeah! That would be a good one too.
Ayesha: We'll need to do drawings of the landscape to show the shape of the river.
James: I'd like to know how fast the river flows. We could get some rafts and float down the river.
Ayesha: You don't need to be in the river to do that! You can float things down the river and see how quickly they move from one point to another.
James: An orange! It won't harm the river, it's easy to see and it floats!We could look for human and physical features.
Ayesha: I could draw a map showing the physical features created by the river, where we can see river banks or soil erosion.
James: And we can add human features like paths and bridges!
Ayesha: OK, I think that'll give us plenty of information and I don't think there'll be enough time to do any more than that.
James: I think I've found the perfect place!
Ayesha: Where?
James: Here!
Ayesha: This place isn't too far from the car park and there's a path we can take.
James: It's near a bridge too! So we can use it to drop the orange.
Ayesha: We'll need to be careful on the river banks where the soil is soft or we could fall in!
James: And we'll also need to stay with the group, so that we're near the grown-ups and wear those bright yellow vests!
Ayesha: Great. We've got it planned out! So we know exactly what we're doing when we get there.
James: And we know that we'll be safe!
Location
Looking at maps can help you choose your fieldwork location.
Local knowledge
Think of what you already know about the area.
Research
See how much you can find out about the location.
Data collection
Think of how you will collect your data.
Recording data
Think of how you will write down what you have found out.
Findings
Think of how you will present your findings to make it easy for other people to understand.
Staying safe
Make sure you stay with grown-ups and wear bright vests so that you keep safe.
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