Join us on the Field Studies Council Youtube Channel for 3 fieldwork videos which aim to build skills and prepare students to tackle their Independent Investigations at A Level.
After each 45-minute video there will be the opportunity for 15 minutes of Q&A.
Tuesday 30th June: Interpreting the Landscape at 4pm
- This video will explore how students can build their skills to ‘think like a geographer’.
- Students will first be introduced to a range of activities that can help to broaden and deepen understanding of a location.
- Secondly, tools for developing a framework for questions development will be introduced.
- Students will finally consider the role of secondary to further develop interpretation of a location and inform investigation design.
Wednesday 1st July: Physical Geoskills at 4pm
- This video will build knowledge, skills and understanding of physical fieldwork methods and investigation design.
- Concepts of sampling, ethics and rigour will be discussed in physical fieldwork settings.
- Students will be introduced to a range of physical fieldwork methods and consider ways of personalising and modifying methods.
- The value of quantitative data will be explored, before signposting to further resources and other physical fieldwork methods.
Thursday 2nd Jul: Human Geoskills at 4pm
- This video will build knowledge, skills and understanding of human fieldwork methods and investigation design.
- Concepts of sampling, ethics and rigour will be discussed in human fieldwork settings.
- Students will be introduced to a range of human fieldwork methods and consider ways of personalising and modifying methods.
- The value of qualitative data will be explored, before signposting to further resources and other human fieldwork methods.
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