NATIONAL 4 ADDED VALUE UNIT NATIONAL 5 ASSIGNMENT

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NATIONAL 4 ADDED VALUE UNITNATIONAL 5 ASSIGNMENT

• 12/04/2017

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Aims

• To find out what you need to do for the NAT 4 AVU
  and the NAT 5 ASSIGNMENT.
• To start to think of ideas that you could use for
  your fieldwork for your AVU and ASSIGNMENT.

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What is the NAT 4 AVU?

• The NAT 4 ADDED VALUE UNIT is a piece of work
  that is carried out by each pupil who is going to
  complete the NAT 4 course.
• It is handed in at the end of the course along
  with the NAT 4 unit assessments and it is
  required to complete the NAT 4 course.
• It is based on fieldwork that is carried out by
  each pupil.

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What is the NAT 5 ASSIGNMENT?

• The NAT 5 ASSIGNMENT is a written assessment that
  is completed under exam conditions in class time.
  
• It counts for 25 of your overall NAT 5 mark so
  it is VERY IMPORTANT.
• It is based on fieldwork that is carried out by
  pupils.

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So what do you need to know?

• All pupils are going to complete both the NAT 4
  AVU and the NAT 5 ASSIGNMENT.
• This means that all pupils will have the NAT 4
  AVU in place if they need it and they will
  complete it well in advance so they dont have to
  rush later in the year.
• Because both the AVU and ASSIGNMENT are based on
  fieldwork you will use the same topic and data in
  both this means that you dont need to do twice
  the fieldwork.

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So what do you need to know?

• By completing both tasks it will mean you have a
  much better understanding of the data and
  therefore your ASSIGNMENT will be easier to
  complete and hopefully this will mean a better
  mark too.

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Timeline how will we complete each task.
Now start thinking about potential topics that
you could look at for your fieldwork.
Before summer start fieldwork and gather all of
the data needed.
TBC Complete the AVU (details on how this will
be done will be given closer to the time)
TBC Review your data and question in
preparation for the NAT 5 ASSINMENT
TBC Complete the NAT 5 ASSIGNMENT.
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Choosing your area of fieldwork study

• This is the most important part of your
  AVU/ASSIGNMENT.
• You must pick a topic of study that you can
  gather a lot of data on but also a topic that is
  not too difficult.
• You can choose anything as long as it is
  Geographic. Try to think of things that you have
  studied in class and also things that you done at
  the start of S3 during the skills unit.

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Task

• Try and think of different ideas for Geographic
  field studies.
• It is important that you have a research
  questions something that can be answered.
• The practice ASSIGNMENT that we covered in class
  was a weather study so that is one example that
  you could think of.

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Examples.
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Examples.
How traffic noise and volume changes along Crow
Road.
How does the environmental quality of Jordanhill
compare with Anniesland?
What changes have happened to the Inner City of
Glasgow in the past 20 years?
What evidence is there of coastal erosion in
XXXXX area?
What measure have been taken to reduce traffic
problems in Glasgow?
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Examples.

• As you can see the topics can be very varied
  you can look at Human or Physical Geography.

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IMPORTANT.

• When Gathering and Processing your information
  you must
• Collect information from at least two sources,
  including the use of fieldwork where possible
  and/or maps. These could be from primary sources
  or from secondary sources. You should keep a
  note of all the sources that you have used.

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Sources

• Primary Sources (collected yourself)
• Letters
• Questionnaires/interview
• Emails
• Field sketches, photographs
• Measurements weather, river flow, soil
  sampling, land use mapping, traffic counts

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Sources

• Secondary Sources
• Maps
• Websites
• Newspapers/journals
• TV
• Podcasts
• Census data

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Processing the information

• It is also important that you process the
  information that you gather in a number of
  different ways. You should use a range of graphs,
  charts, photographs, maps anything that you can
  add will show a good understanding of the topic
  and of your Geographic knowledge.

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Next steps - 1

• You must decide on a topic of study.
• You have been given a worksheet that has to be
  completed as homework for XXXXXX.
• This sheet must be signed by a parent or guardian
  as well as your teacher to confirm the topic of
  study.

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Next steps - 2

• Completing your fieldwork.

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Next steps - 3

• The NAT 4 AVU
• Now that you have completed your fieldwork and
  research we are going to complete the NAT 4 AVU.
• This process will mean that you have a greater
  understanding of the data that you have gathered.

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The NAT 4 AVU

• To complete the NAT 4 AVU you are going to
  process all of the data that you have gathered
  and display it on a poster.
• This is similar to the group task that you
  completed during the S3 skills unit.

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The NAT 4 AVU

• Success criteria
• Your poster should include
• The title of your study.
• Processed data showing a range of different
  graphs, maps and diagrams.
• Information on how you gathered the information
  (at least two sources of the data)
• Pictures with annotations if appropriate.
• Information about what you found out.
• Conclusions that you can draw from your study.

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The NAT 4 AVU

• Now your poster is complete we are going to have
  a viewing gallery where each poster will be
  displayed and you must be able to stand and talk
  about your study and what you found out.

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Next steps - 4

• The NAT 5 ASSINMENT two pages of data.
• The last task was to complete a poster about your
  study. Now you must condense this information
  down to just two A4 pages for the final
  assignment.

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The NAT 5 ASSINMENT two pages of data.

• The two pages of data should be made up of
  graphs, charts, maps, diagrams, pictures (with
  annotations) and other processed information.
• It should not include any chucks of text. The
  reason for this is that when it comes to your
  final written assignment you cant copy text
  straight from the two pages of data.

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The NAT 5 ASSINMENT two pages of data.

• The two pages of data should be of a high quality
  and they will be sent off with your written
  assessment.
• They will not be marked but it is important that
  the assessor can look at them to confirm your
  findings.

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The NAT 5 ASSINMENT two pages of data.

• Write name at the top.
• You must include the research question.
• There should be a range of different graphs used
  so that you can refer to them in the write-up.
• Any maps, photographs, photocopied material must
  be annotated to make it your own.
• Most, if not all two pages should include a map
  to show locations or information relating to the
  fieldwork.
• Keep your processed data relatively small so that
  you can include more on the two pages.
• All graphs, photos, maps, diagrams MUST be
  labelled i.e. Map 1, Diagram 2 so that you can
  refer to them in the write-up.
• Avoid too much writing as you cannot copy this in
  the write-up. Notes or prompts are better.

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Next steps - 5

• The NAT 5 ASSINMENT
• The timed written assessment that you will
  complete for the NAT 5 ASSIGNMENT is worth 25