This document provides guidance for students on conducting a geographical inquiry into how distinctive Hengistbury Head is. It includes instructions on developing key questions, understanding what makes a good C+ grade fieldwork focus, planning data collection methods to answer questions, and logistics for a field trip to Hengistbury Head. Students are asked to individually mind map how they could answer proposed key questions and think about collecting data like maps, surveys, and photographs. The goal is to analyze whether features of Hengistbury Head's coastline make it distinctive.

1. In a globalised world, is anything ever distinctive?

2. Distinctive The same

3. What is distinctive about the coastline?
List 5 reasons features of the coastline that
could be distinctive or the same.
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4. Geomorphic Processes.
Coastal management.
Land use.

6. Social
EnvironmentalEconomic
Why is there a need to protect the coast?

7. You will be able to:
1. Suggest your own key questions based
on the main enquiry question.
2. Understand the features of a C+
Fieldwork Focus.

12. Look through last year’s work.
In pairs: prepare a 1 minute talk:
• What do you have to do?
• What tips are there to do well?

13. How do I go about a geographical enquiry?
Publish
Produce
your work
Select
the best Information
Gather
Information
Ask questions
Evaluate
Questions
answered?
Criteria met?
NoYes
Start
Here
Who? Where? When?
Why? What? How?
What do you need to find out?
How will you present the information?
BIAS
For and Against
Audience
PowerPoint, Publisher, Poster, Oral,
Visual, Play, podcast, Video, Report..
Improve
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14. What is distinctive about Hengistbury Head?
List 5 reasons features of the coastline that
could be distinctive or the same.
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709186/show/

15. What is distinctive
about Hengistbury
Head?
.
On the A2 paper
as a group.
Suggest some
questions linked
to the main enquiry
question.
KQ: How do we define ‘distinctive’?
KQ: Where is Hengistbury Head
and what is it like?

16. For example
KQ: Is there evidence of geomorphic
processes at Hengistbury Head?

17. Your questions:

18. How do I go about a geographical enquiry?
Publish
Produce
your work
Select
the best Information
Gather
Information
Ask questions
Evaluate
Questions
answered?
Criteria met?
NoYes
Start
Here
Who? Where? When?
Why? What? How?
What do you need to find out?
How will you present the information?
BIAS
For and Against
Audience
PowerPoint, Publisher, Poster, Oral,
Visual, Play, podcast, Video, Report..
Improve
http://flickr.com/photos/milivoj

19. What is distinctive
about Hengistbury
Head?
Your own key questions.
THINK! How will you
provide data to answer
your question?

20. For example
Data? = Land use map, visitor location
survey, questionnaire, photos, etc.
KQ: Do visitors think that Hengistbury
Head is special?

21. Year 10 Controlled Assessment
Spring / Summer 2012
“How distinctive is Hengistbury
Head?”
Name ______________________________________________
Teacher ______________________________________________
Tutor group ______________________________________________
Date of field visit ______________________________________________

22. “How distinctive is Hengistbury Head?”
key questions
1
2
3
4
5

23. 2. Understand the features of a C+ Fieldwork Focus.
1. Look at the
examples of work.
Scan read them
2. Rank the work.
Best on the right.
3. Write 5 bullet
points. What makes
a C+?
4. Explore the
assessment criteria.
Highlight areas that
need clarification

24. What are you weakest at?
Think back and reflect on your work.
Identify 2 areas for development from the
mark scheme.
Write 2 targets.

25. How distinctive is
Hengistbury Head?
• INDIVIDUALLY!
• Plan how you could
answer the title Q
• Choose 5 KQs and
mind-map how you
could answer them
• IMPORTANT: think
about data!
POSSIBLE KQ’S:
- Where is H.H. and what is it like?
- What does ‘distinctive’ mean and
are there any distinctive features at
H.H.?
- How is land used at H.H. and is it
worth protecting?
- Why is H.H. a SSSI and what is an
SSSI?
- Are there any unique landforms or
processes at H.H.?
- What coastal management
techniques are used at H.H.?
- Is there evidence of geomorphic
processes at H Head?
- Do visitors or residents think that H
Head is special?

26. Where is Hengistbury Head and what
is it like?
Using the maps:
1. Describe the location of Hengistbury Head in
words.
2. Use Google Earth and OS maps to see if there
is evidence to answer your key questions. Make
adjustments.

29. One of the
effects of
being a
distinctive
area?

30. Fieldtrip logistics
Clothing
Kit
Phone / camera
Times
How to do questionnaire interview
Groups of 2-3 max.