Geography — Fieldwork and Data Collection

Exam board: AQA  |  Back to subjects

Board-Specific Note

AQA specification; content aligns with the national A-Level syllabus.

Learning Objectives

• Design fieldwork methods
• Collect and record data
• Analyse results

Key Points

• Hypotheses and methods
• Sampling techniques
• Data presentation (graphs, maps)

Lesson Plan (50 minutes)

1. Starter (5 min): Recall prior knowledge of fieldwork and data collection with quick questions.
2. Teaching (15 min): Work through each of the learning objectives, explaining principles step by step.
3. Key points review (5 min): Revisit the key points together, confirming understanding.
4. Worked example (10 min): Model the example question: Why use systematic sampling?. Solution: To reduce bias and get representative data
5. Practice (10 min): Students attempt the practice questions independently; circulate and support.
6. Plenary (5 min): Review answers and address misconceptions.

Homework

• Write a hypothesis
• Describe a sampling method
• Choose a suitable graph for data

Assessment

Check practice answers against the model answer; use the built-in practice questions as formative assessment.