This risk assessment serves as a guide to the kind of considerations one might need to make when carrying out survey tasks in a woodland. It is not to be taken as a completed document and teachers should edit and tailor the content to suit the particular circumstances of their individual fieldwork location.

A guide to calculating the Standard Deviation of different data samples. The guide includes a worked geographical data set and other examples of geographical research where the calculation could be used.

A data collection sheet to help students record how different coastal bodies and agencies may agree or disagree with each other as part of a geography fieldwork investigation into coastal management.

A data collection sheet for a litter survey that includes size, quantity and type of litter.

A simple table which helps students to structure their data collection write up following their time doing fieldwork.

A data collection sheet which supports students in the recording of geographical data based around vehicle number plates.

A data collection sheet which supports students in the recording of geographical data based around graffiti.

A data collection sheet designed to help students interview business owners about their employees.

A data collection sheet designed to help students not only tally pedestrian movement but also to record additional characteristics of those pedestrians.

A data collection sheet which helps students to compare different retail stores in a number of different economic categories.

A data collection sheet designed to help students record data on vegetation types, frequency of observation and height along a transect.

A data collection sheet to help students record the size and shape of pieces of river bedload as part of a geography fieldwork investigation.

A data collection sheet to help students record water quality by using the Trent Biotic Index as part of a geography fieldwork investigation.

A data collection sheet to help students investigate pebble size and roundness as part of a geography fieldwork investigation.

A triangular graph that helps students to identify different soil types by knowing their constituent parts (following a soil sedimentation enquiry).

A data collection sheet for the recording of gradients along different sections of a beach. It includes graph paper for students to draw their beach profile alongside the data.

An Excel spreadsheet which automatically calculates the final value for Simpson’s Diversity Index. A good way for students to check their long-hand working, or a way to analyse primary data for students who are not confident in their maths skills.

A student guide to this simple statistical test. The worksheet gives examples of geographical investigations in which one can use location quotients as well as a fully worked example for students to follow.

A comprehensive guide to one of the most commonly used statistical tests in geography. As well as highlighting the value of Spearman’s Rank and the parameters needed for its correct use, this guide also provides a step-by-step set of instructions and a worked example showing how it can be used to analyse questionnaire data.A comprehensive guide to one of the most commonly used statistical tests in geography. As well as highlighting the value of Spearman’s Rank and the parameters needed for its correct use, this guide also provides a step-by-step set of instructions and a worked example showing how it can be used to analyse questionnaire data.

A full critical value table for use with the Mann Whitney U Test.