The document discusses fieldwork opportunities for the new A-Level geography specifications in the UK. It provides examples of potential fieldwork activities that could be conducted to investigate different topics, such as river landforms, coastal landforms, landforms in cold and hot desert environments. It also discusses how technology like Google Earth, questionnaires, and risk assessments could be incorporated into fieldwork investigations. The document emphasizes that fieldwork allows students to directly observe geographic features and processes in context, helping them more fully understand required course content.

1. How to be “out standing in your field” (work) Alan Parkinson

2. Selected slides borrowed from http://www.geography.org.uk/secondary/ofstedconference/ David Holmes’ slides Field Studies Council Adviser

3. “ Fieldwork makes geography come to life, puts everything into context in glorious 3D and helps students really grasp how geography literally shapes the world around us.” Kate Humble http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/fieldwork /

7. New ‘A’ level specifications GEOGRAPHYPAGES MATERIALS http://www.geographypages.co.uk/norfolkrealign.htm

8. New ‘A’ level specifications REBRANDING RURAL URBAN Local activities and farming. Rebranding shopping, commercial and Post-production countryside: rural residential areas. heritage and ‘food-towns’. Promoting city identity. Using art, media and new Using sport as a catalyst and ‘pump-primer’ Technologies Rebranding declining coastal holiday resort. Rebranding for a sustainable future.

9. New ‘A’ level specifications REBRANDING RURAL URBAN Rural tourism Flagship schemes in city centres e.g. waterfront Adding value locally Gentrification of suburbs Heritage and tourism in historic centres. Rebranding for a sustainable future.

11. New ‘A’ level specifications “ Opportunities for fieldwork are present here…”

13. New ‘A’ level specifications Students could, with reference to a chosen drainage basin produce a report on the physical and human factors contributing to flood risk. http://betterriverbasins.wwf.org.uk/

17. New ‘A’ level specifications 2 contrasting stretches of coastline ?

18. New ‘A’ level specifications Unit 4A: Geography Fieldwork Investigation Paper 90 minute exam, worth 20% of ‘A’ level (40% ‘AS’) Casts candidates as active researchers with some responsibility for managing and reflecting on their own learning activities in relation to a topic of particular interest and/or for which there are particular study opportunities. In addition, candidates will be assessed on fieldwork skills.

19. New ‘A’ level specifications By the end of the investigative work in the field, candidates will be expected to: • display an understanding of the purpose of the investigation and relevant spatial and conceptual background • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the geographical content, concepts and processes • plan, construct and carry out sequences of enquiry

21. New ‘A’ level specifications • draw conclusion(s) relating to the specific enquiry, understand their validity, limitations and implications for the study • demonstrate an awareness of safety issues and risk assessment in geographical fieldwork • select and use a variety of methods, skills and techniques to investigate questions and issues, reach conclusion and communicate findings • use and understand their own experience of fieldwork and enquiry.

22. New ‘A’ level specifications Apologies – didn’t have time to do this specification… Tom Biebrach has started a WIKI page http://wjecalevel.pbwiki.com/

23. “ Word-processed rather than hand written….”

24. Some suggestions for ICT in Fieldwork

26. Increasing convergence of technology

27. Isle of Arran

28. RISK ASSESSMENTS With thanks to Paula Owens, Primary Curriculum Projects Leader, GA

29. Aerial view of area with Google 1

30. What are the risks ? What action can we take to stay safe? Risk : falling over on bumpy, hard car park surface. Action : walk rather than run. Look carefully. Risk : steep, slippery slope Action : keep clear. Risk : moving cars Action : Look, listen & think. Stay close to adults N 1

31. Aerial view via Google of Beach area to be visited 2 Note the end terraced house.

32. What risks ? What action can we take to stay safe? Risk : sharp objects and other rubbish on beach Action : check carefully before sitting down. Risk : hot sun can burn skin Action : sun cream and hats 2 Here is the same house seen from ground level.

33. On Kenny O Donnell’s ODBLOG.

34. Adding value and “closing the loop” Secondary Geography Handbook , GA 2006

35. NINGS Online social networks Mine http://newedexcelgeog.ning.com (EDEXCEL) Victoria Ellis http://aqageog.ning.com/ (AQA) Anyone want to start an OCR one ?

36. Field Sketches ? Cheat …. http://www.dumpr.net

37. http://www.gandljdean.co.uk/ribble/index.html Virtual River Tour – create your own tour, or Urban trail ?

38. http://www.text2mindmap.com Thanks to Kevin Cooper for the spot…

39. Rachael Peryer , Cromwell Community College , Cambridgeshire, designed this to help her A level students get to grips with Chi square, Mann Whitney U and Spearman’s Rank . All of the c ards are cut up and muddled together. Students then have to sort them into three piles (one for each test). Each pile is then sorted into order to reflect the following: What the test is for and general information How to do the test What the test results means et c .

40. http://www.beacon-dodsworth.co.uk/products/people-classification/whats-your-p2-type.php Thanks to Noel Jenkins for the spot