How to analyse, present and evaluate fieldwork findings

Part of GeographyFieldworkYear 5Year 6

After your fieldwork

Presentation of fieldwork findings with graphs, charts and clear notes

After you’ve carried out your fieldwork, you need to analyse your findings by looking carefully at them so you can understand them.

Then you’re ready to present your findings and explain to others what you have found out.

You can evaluate your findings by deciding how well your investigation went, and how you could improve it next time.

Presentation of fieldwork findings with graphs, charts and clear notes
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How to analyse, present and evaluate

Ayesha and James present the findings from their fieldwork investigation at the river

  1. When you analyse your findings, you should:

    • look at all of them
    • try to understand them

  2. When you present your findings to others, you should:

    • explain things clearly
    • add graphs to make it easier to understand
    • draw clearly labelled maps
    • put notes on photos
    • explain what you found out

  3. When you evaluate your findings, you should:

    • think about how well you carried out your investigation
    • think about what you could do better next time
Ayesha and James present the findings from their fieldwork investigation at the river
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Watch: Presenting findings

Play the video to watch Ayesha and James present their findings to the class.

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What to do step-by-step after your investigation

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  1. Two boys analysing their findings by looking at photos on a tablet

    1. Analyse your findings by looking at your sketches and photos.

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Watch: Using graphs and charts

Find out more about using graphs and charts to present data from KS2 Maths.

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Evaluating questions

Evaluating your fieldwork is important so you can learn from it. These are some questions you may want to ask yourself:

  • What went well in your fieldwork?
  • Did you use the right tools?
  • What would you do differently if you did the fieldwork again?
  • What else do you want to find out?
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Activity: Quiz – What to do after your fieldwork

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