fieldwork

Question 1

what should the title be for the physical fieldwork

Answer 1

an investigation into the prevalence of longshore drift at Swanage beach

Question 2

what’s the hypothesis of the physical fieldwork

Answer 2

the process of longshore drift is taking place at swanage

Question 3

what are the reasons for choosing swanage

Answer 3

• easy access to the coast
• realistic distance to complete fieldwork in one day
• groynes are present on the beach

Question 4

what are the risks at swanage

Answer 4

• drowning
• altercation with strangers
• pupils get lost

Question 5

how were the risks at swanage prevented

Answer 5

• pupils were told not to enter the water
• pupils put into groups of 3-4
• pupils given the schools phone number

Question 6

what happened at stage 1 at the groyne

Answer 6

• the length was taken using a measuring tape from sea wall to the swash zone

Question 7

what happened at stage 2 at the groyne

Answer 7

• the measurement taken was divided into 6 to identify 5 points along the groyne to take height measurements from

Question 8

what happened at stage 3 at the groyne

Answer 8

at each point the height from the top to the sand was measured on both sides.

Question 9

what happened at stage 4 at the groyne

Answer 9

the difference between the two measurements show that longshore drift in present

Question 10

how were the results calculated

Answer 10

• the difference between the two was calculated
• the data was plotted on the graph on a multiple bar graph
• this graph shows a clear visual comparison between the two

Question 11

what are some limitations of swanage

Answer 11

• it was only taken in one day- could be different at different times of year
• data was only taken form 5 groynes- what about the hole beach
• human error
• impacts of other variables- lots of people at the beach sand moves around
• equipment was basic

Question 12

what was the conclusion of swanage

Answer 12

• hypothesis was accepted
• build up of sediment on the south- longshore drift

Question 13

what is the title for the human fieldwork

Answer 13

an enquiry into the importance of Bristol as an urban centre in the context of the south west of the UK

Question 14

what was the hypothesis of Bristol

Answer 14

Bristol provides significant social opportunities for people in the south west

Question 15

reasons for choosing Bristol

Answer 15

• large urban settlement
• case study of uk city
• realistic distance to do in one day
• busy enough to take enough data

Question 16

what were the risks at Bristol

Answer 16

• altercation with strangers
• pupils lost
• crossing roads

Question 17

how were the risks in Bristol prevented

Answer 17

• pupils in groups of 3-4
• pupils given the school phone number
• pupils given clear instructions

Question 18

what was the first stage in Bristol

Answer 18

pulls collected a 15 minute pedestrian count

Question 19

what was stage 2 at Bristol

Answer 19

used random sampling and asked pre designed questions to members of the public

Question 20

what was stage 3 at Bristol

Answer 20

answers were written down and asked at least 3 questions each

Question 21

what was stage for of Bristol

Answer 21

the questionnaire was collected once back at school

Question 22

what did the students use the table for

Answer 22

they used it to produce a desire line map from Bristol

Question 23

how was the map used

Answer 23

the thickness of the line was dictated by the number of people that visited from any given location 1 person = 1mm

Question 24

what were the limitations of Bristol

Answer 24

• data was collected in one day- could be different at different times of year
• data was only taken from one site in Bristol- not hole of Bristol
• human error

Question 25

what was the conclusion of Bristol

Answer 25

- hypothesis was accepted - highlighted Bristols large 'sphere of influence'