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Using Statistics in A Level Geography
A forty page book designed to show A Level Geography students how they can use statistics in geographical research, and especially in their NEA (Independent Investigation). The guide contains information on how students might choose a particular statistical test and then goes into detail about twelve of the most commonly used tests.
For each statistical test there is a section which:
- describes how the statistical test works
- gives a range of examples of research angles that might use that statistical test
- provides a step-by step guide, showing students how to carry out that particular statistical test through a worked example
Where necessary, significance tables or critical value tables are also included.
Risk Assessment - Working Outdoors
This risk assessment serves as a guide to the kind of considerations one might need to make when carrying out survey tasks outdoors. 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.
Landscape Question Grids
A set of eight question grids that students can use when they first go to a new landscape. They encourage students to examine their environment more carefully and through a geographical lens.
Ecosystem Management Survey
A data collection sheet designed to support students assessing how different ecosystems might be managed for conservation and for human use.
Urban Localism Survey
Based on the concept of the ‘15 minute city’, this data collection sheet supports students assessing how sustainable and liveable an urban space might be.
Pedestrian Friendliness Survey
A data collection sheet designed to support students assessing how pedestrian-friendly an urban space might be.
Human Impact Survey (Ecosystems and Habitats)
A data collection sheet designed to support students assess the impacts that humans have had on natural ecosystems and habitats.
Climate Change Management Survey
A data collection sheet designed to support students’ analysis of climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban landscapes.
Ecosystem Goods and Services Survey
A data collection sheet designed to support students assessing the natural goods and services an ecosystem might have.
Forty Minute Fieldwork: Wind Speed
A complete lesson plan for fieldwork that can take place in the school grounds investigating wind speed.
Forty Minute Fieldwork: Noise Pollution
A complete lesson plan for fieldwork that can take place in the school grounds investigating noise pollution.
Make your own particulate panel
A step-by-step guide to making your own particulate panel out of everyday materials.
Make Your Own Secchi Disk
A step-by-step guide to making your own Secchi disk out of everyday materials.
Make Your Own Clinometer
A step-by-step guide to making your own clinometer out of everyday materials.
Structuring the NEA Report
A guide to how one might structure the write up of the Non Examined Assessment in Geography.
Litter Survey
A data collection sheet for a litter survey that includes size, quantity and type of litter.
Risk Assessment - Street Surveys
This risk assessment serves as a guide to the kind of considerations one might need to make when carrying out survey tasks on a street. 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.
Risk Assessment - Beach Survey Tasks
This risk assessment serves as a guide to the kind of considerations one might need to make when carrying out survey tasks on a beach. 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.
Risk Assessment - Agricultural Survey Tasks
This risk assessment serves as a guide to the kind of considerations one might need to make when carrying out survey tasks on agricultural land. 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.
Risk Assessment - River and Pond Surveys
This risk assessment serves as a guide to the kind of considerations one might need to make when carrying out survey tasks in a river or pond. 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.