Fieldwork+Planning

By undertaking this investigation, research may be able to provide an explanation for…. The purpose of this investigation is to….. || The main focus questions of this investigation are…. || SECONDARY DATA = Information collected or prepared by others such as articles, photographs, maps, information from websites ||
 * __YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK PLANNING SHEET__**
 * **PART** || **INSTRUCTION/EXAMPLE** ||
 * **1. State the AIM or PURPOSE of your investigation** || The aim of this investigation is to….
 * **2. Write down the QUESTIONS that your investigation will answer** || In order to undertake this investigation….
 * **3. Decide which PRIMARY and SECONDARY data is needed to answer the questions** || PRIMARY DATA = Information that is collected first hand such as photographs, field notes, maps, sketches, interview records, surveys
 * **4. Identify the TECHNIQUES you will use to collect the data** || Techniques to collect the data include methods such as information research in books, newspapers and websites, observation of a physical environment, taking photographs, conducting surveys or interviews, collecting samples of river water ||
 * **5. Collect the data** || You must go and watch the environment, read the book, ask the questions ||
 * **6. PROCESS and ANALYSE the data** || With all the information you have collected you will need to write up a summary, tally answers, make a reflection, assess what it means, construct graphs and explain what they show, explain what the pictures show and how this is relevant to the research ||
 * **7. Work out how you will PRESENT your findings** || Will it be as a poster, folder, word document, power point presentation, ||
 * **8. Make some RECOMMENDATIONS for change that might FIX the problem** || Based on the information you have found, suggest how people can help fix this problem. What can the government do? What can locals do? ||