Research Action Plan

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Research Action Plan

• Year 10 Geography
• by Martin Pluss

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Step 1 Identify the aim and the purpose of the
investigation

• Waste management at Tara

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Step 2- Generate Focus Questions to be addressed
by the investigation

• Where is the waste located at Tara?
• What are the different types of waste at Tara
• What strategies can be developed to manage waste
  at Tara?

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Step 3 - What Primary and Secondary data are
needed to answer the questions

• Not a lot of secondary data
• There is plenty of primary date that you will
  have to collect this term

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Step 4 - Identify techniques you will use to
collect data

• Each technique needs to be related to the
  research question you are asking.
• Field Observation and mapping of waste
• Taking photos of waste
• Survey

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Link technique to research Question

• Where is the waste by field observation and
  mapping
• Types of waste by photos
• Management of waste by survey

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Step 5 - Collect Primary and Secondary Data

• This is the method of your research
• Locate waste before school, recess, lunch and
  after school on three separate occasions.
• At different time take photos of the different
  kinds of waste you can see.
• Develop a survey and give to certain years groups
  staff and perhaps key staff respnsible eg
  Deputy Admin, Property Manager

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Step 6- Process and analyse the collected data

• Using your maps locate the waste on the maps for
  different times. Have a key to show different
  types of waste and who sits there.
• Sort and select main photos of different types of
  waste.
• Collect at least 10-20 surveys and put the
  information into tables for each question.

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Step 7 - Select presentation methods to
communicate the findings

• For location of waste develop a series of neat
  maps to show where waste is located
• With your selected photos place them on a sheet
  of paper and annotate comments. Also show the
  location of where the photos were taken on a map.
• Using the tables of information for each question
  decide what graphs, tables, maps, list and
  commentary best presents the results.

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Step 8 - Propose and individual or group action
in response to the research findings

• In this section decide what you can do to manage
  waste at Tara. You might make a recommendation
  to the Deputy Admin through and individual or
  collective report, you might have an awareness
  day or you might make representations to the SRC.
  

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Marking Guide

• Organisation - Class Mark 10marks
• Coherence Class Mark 10marks
• Techniques Assessment Mark 10marks
• Analysis Assessment Mark 10marks