Lesson video

Hello, and welcome to lesson eight of the geography fieldwork unit.

In this lesson, we're going to be looking at, can you collect data about road use in your community? Let's have a look at the agenda together now.

So the first thing that we're going to look at is how can I, or how can you collect data about road use in your community? And then secondly, we're going to look at how do I, or how do you stay safe when conducting field work? Now for this lesson, you'll need three things, an exercise book or some paper, pencil, or a pen, and most importantly, your brain.

So pause the video now, make sure you've got those things and then resume once you're ready to get started with the learning.

So very excitingly in this lesson, we will be planning your very own field work research that you'll be completing based on your community.

And you'll be able to do that either from the comfort of your own home.

Or you can go with your parent or carer, you can go somewhere in your local community to do it.

But the first thing that we need to do is actually plan this field work.

And so this first part of the lesson is all about how can you collect data about road use in your community? So you may remember that last week we decided our enquiry question.

And our enquiry question is, what modes of transport do people in my community use? So what I'm going to ask you to do now is, write down that enquiry question just on the top of your piece of paper, just so it's a constant reminder of what we are trying to achieve in our field work.

So pause the video now, write down that enquiry question and then resume once you're finished.

Okay, have you written that down? Nice and neatly? Nice one, good job.

Let's move on now.

So what I would like you to think about now on your own is what method do you think we should use to collect our data? We've looked at lots of different fields work methods, Haven't we? We've looked at surveys, questionnaires, interviews.

We've looked at field sketches, field maps.

What do you think would be the best method to collect our data? Just think about that on your own for a moment.

And then when you're sure that you know what we're going to use say it to the screen.

What's that? I didn't hear you.

Hopefully you have just said, "Mr. Barber, "I think the best method we should use is a survey "because a survey is what we are going to use "to collect our data." So what I would like you to do now is have a think about surveys.

How could you use a survey to record what modes of transport people in your community use? And to help you, I've included a word bank underneath me.

And all you need to do is write one or two sentences about how we could use a survey to record what modes of transport people in your community use.

So when you're ready, pause the video to complete that task and then resume once you're finished.

Okie Dokie.

What did you write? Hopefully you're feeling pretty confident about how we're going to use a survey.

Here is what I wrote, which I think is pretty good explanation of how we can use a survey to answer our enquiry question.

So I wrote, I could use a survey to observe, so you're going to be watching, looking out for and record.

So writing down the number of different modes of transport people use in my street.

Okay, so nice, effective way of being able to see and count the number of different modes of transport people in your community or my community use.

So to complete our survey, we're going to need a table so that we can record our data.

And in a moment, I'm going to ask you to draw the following table or the table that's on your screen so that you can use that to record your own data.

So on the far left hand side, you'll see, there is a column, with a heading that says, mode of transport.

So in that column, you will write down the type of transport that you see people using.

And that could be a car, a bus, a motorbike, or a bicycle, or it could also be someone walking, okay? Then in the middle column, you will use tallying to write down the number of times that you see someone using that mode of transport.

And then on the far right hand column, you'll add up your tallies for each different mode of transport.

So when you're ready, pause the video, draw the following table.

I suggest having five or six rows and then resume once you're finished.

Have you got a nice, neat table to be working with? You have? Good job.

And I just want to show you this as well.

This is an example of what your table might look like after you've recorded your data.

So I completed this field work study myself, and so I just spent 30 minutes observing my street and recording the number of times I saw people using different modes of transport.

So for example, I only saw three people using a car.

So I tallied three and then I totaled that and put the number three.

I actually saw lots of people walking and so I've obviously written walking as a mode of transport.

And then I tallied, I had 10 tallies and then I've written a total of 10.

So when it comes to you completing this field work study, you obviously have your table ready to go.

You need to choose a length of time that you're going to observe for.

I think that may be no longer than 20 minutes is necessary for this.

And then during that 20 minutes, you record the mode of transport, tally the number of times you've seen it, and then you total that up in the final column.

In this second part of the lesson, we're going to be looking at how do you stay safe when conducting field work? Because the most important thing to remember when doing field work is to stay safe.

What's the most important thing to remember when doing field work? Stay safe, absolutely.

So we're going to have a think about how do we stay safe when conducting or when doing field work? So we're going to start off with a little exercise.

This is a picture of a street it's very fancy streets.

Isn't it? Very nice houses.

And it's the type of streets that you may be conducting your field work on.

If you choose to do it outside with a parent or a carer.

What I want you to think about is what potential hazards or what potential dangers could that be when completing this field work study? Have a thing and use the picture to help you out.

Well, some of the things that you need to be very careful about are of course, busy roads and cars coming up and down the road.

That's absolutely something you need to think about.

Another thing that you need to think about is the weather.

Are you dressed appropriately for the weather? You don't want to get heat exhaustion, or you don't want to be really freezing and cold if it's raining or very cold temperatures.

But arguably the most important thing of all, if you could decide to do this field work outside is that you have permission of your parent or carer.

And if you're doing it outside, you're with a parent or carer so they can keep you safe.

So what I would like you to do now, before we commence or start the field work itself is to create a mind map of ideas of how you can stay safe whilst completing your survey.

So think about some of the things I just mentioned about potential hazards and then write down your ideas about how you will stay safe.

So for example, one way you could stay safe is that if possible you will record the modes of transport by observing them from home.

So actually when I did my field work, when I completed the table earlier, I literally, I was very lucky.

I just literally sat at my kitchen window or by my kitchen window and observed the street from there.

So that meant, well, I was very, very safe 'cause I was just in my own home able to do that.

So if you can, complete this field work study by observing your street for the different modes of transport from home.

Another idea I wrote and again, very important is that if going outside, I must, or you should be with a parent or carer 'cause then they'll be able to keep you safe while you're recording the different modes of transport.

So it's over to you now.

Write down one or two additional or extra ideas about how you can stay safe whilst completing your survey.

So pause the video to complete that task and then resume once you're finished.

Okay, safety ideas.

What safety ideas did you write down? Hopefully those safety ideas are going to make you feel extra safe.

Here's some of the other ideas that I wrote down.

So first of all, I thought, Oh, roads equals traffic, equals potential danger.

So I wrote, if I need to cross the road, I will find a safe place to cross the road and look right left and right again, make sure the road's nice and clear before crossing.

But hopefully, you won't even need to across the road 'cause you could either just do it from your own home or even just standing outside the front of your home with a parent or carer.

Another idea I wrote down, was if I have to go outside to record my data, I will wear appropriate clothing.

So fortunately for me, it's very sunny here at the moment.

So, shorts and T-shirts' fine, but if it's cold, I need to make sure I'm wearing enough layers so that the weather doesn't make me ill or anything like that.

So you might've written some stuff that I didn't think about.

If so, well done.

But please remember these four points.

Four key points before you conduct your field work.

So the moment is here, it's the big event you're now going to record the data for your field work study.

First of all, decide, are you just going to do this from home? Or if you're doing it outside, you have spoken to a parent or carer first and they're going outside with you to do this.

Remember, you don't have to sit all day and record this data.

You can just spend 10 between 10 and 20 minutes recording that data and make sure you fill out the table, to write in different modes of transport.

And then the number of times that you see people using that mode of transport and then totaling that up at the end.

I'm very confident you're going to do a great job at this.

And remember, this data is really important.

We're going to use this in the next couple of lessons.

So make sure you look after it as well once you've completed it.

So pause the video to complete this task and then resume once you're finished.

Okay, have you finished your field work? Well done! You are an official geography field worker.

I hope you found that experience interesting, and that you've got some very good data that we can work with in future lesson.

That brings us to the end of this lesson.

Well done on completing your first ever geography field work study.

Before we finish, there are actually three key things that you need to remember.

First of all, please remember to hold on and look after that data that you now have.

We're going to use that in the final two lessons of this unit.

Secondly, remember to write down three key things that you'll remember from this lesson.

And then finally, please remember to complete the exit quiz.

That's going to be a great way of solidifying that knowledge that you now have and seeing how much tremendous progress you're making in this unit.

I look forward to teaching you again soon, and have a fantastic rest of your day.