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Risk assessment and staying safe

I can help plan a fieldwork visit and know how to keep myself safe.

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Risk assessment and staying safe

I can help plan a fieldwork visit and know how to keep myself safe.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Risk assessment involves identifying possible dangers and knowing what action to take to stay safe
  2. A fieldwork destination should be accessible and appropriate to help answer the questions in an enquiry
  3. Digital maps and aerial photos allow us to visit places virtually to identify opportunities and potential hazards.
  4. Staying safe is the responsibility of the individual as well as the fieldwork leader

Common misconception

Children may not see it as their 'job' to think about risk assessemnts.

Risk assessments conducted by children are very effective as children begin to look at their environment in a different way.

Keywords

  • Risk assessment - A risk assessment looks at what hazards we might come across and how to keep us safe.

  • Hazard - A hazard is a potential danger that could affect our safety.

  • Accessible - Something that is accessible is easy to get to, enter or use.

If children are conducting fieldwork and are required to cross the road, it would be useful to share some road safety resources before this lesson. Roadwise have lots of resources to help teach the Green Cross Code.
Teacher tip

Equipment

An OS map of their local area - suggested scale 1:2500

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Why do geographers plan fieldwork?
to take a break from their regular work and enjoy the natural environment
Correct answer: to gather first hand data and observations about the local area
so they don't have to do research
Q2.
What is the first step a geographer takes when doing fieldwork?
Correct answer: they come up with their enquiry question
they start collecting data
they start analysing the data
Q3.
What do geographers aim to do at the end of their fieldwork research?
Correct answer: Answer their enquiry question
Publish a book
Take a holiday
Q4.
Match the key words to their definitions.
Correct Answer:interview,means talking to people to gather information.

means talking to people to gather information.

Correct Answer:enquiry,is an investigation of a geographical question or issue.

is an investigation of a geographical question or issue.

Correct Answer:techniques,are particular way of doing things

are particular way of doing things

Q5.
A questionnaire is a set of __________ used to collect information or data.
maps
data
Correct answer: questions
Q6.
Why is it important for geographers to present their data?
It helps them create beautiful graphs and tables
It helps them to make their work look more professional.
Correct answer: it helps to identify patterns, draw conclusions and answer enquiry questiions

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a risk assessment?
A method of collecting data in fieldwork.
A way of creating enquiry questions in geography.
Correct answer: It looks at what hazards we might come across and how to keep us safe.
Q2.
is a potential danger that could affect our safety.
Correct answer: A hazard
An assessment
Data
Q3.
Something that is accessible is ...
hard to get to, enter or use
Correct answer: easy to get to, enter or use
impossible to get to, enter or use
Q4.
When planning a route for fieldwork what should we consider?
Correct answer: if it is accessible
Correct answer: how long the route will take
Correct answer: if it passes places where we can collect data
if it passess places that we like
Q5.
What could be used to check the suitability of a fieldwork route before active fieldwork?
Correct answer: Google Street View
Correct answer: OS maps
field sketches
Correct answer: aerial images
Q6.
What is the purpose of a risk assessment?
to identify the best areas for fieldwork
Correct answer: to identify potential hazards and dangers in order to minimize the risk of harm
to decide what equipment is needed for fieldwork