FIELD STUDY - OBSERVATION WORKSHEET

Date: _________ Student Name: ___________________ School: __________________ Form: ______

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Topic: What ___________________________________________________________
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Objectives/Aims:
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1. Site description (Eg. section of river, length, width, direction of flow, etc):__ ________
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2. Identify and classify each feature/landform as erosional or depositional, etc.

and describe its characteristics.

Features/Landforms Characteristics
3. Produce a well-labelled diagram of the main features/landforms and identify the
processes operating.

4. Explain how these features/landforms may have developed (formed).

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5. What is / are the evidence(s) of _(state the process here, Eg. erosion)_ at this site?
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6. What are the human activities carried out at (state the location Eg. name of River)?
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7. Suggest the ways in which these human activities impact this river?
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8. Suggest effective measures that can be implemented to preserve this river?

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THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OR TEMPLATE FOR STUDENTS DOING THE TOPIC “RIVERS”.
YOU WILL FILL OUT THIS OBSERVATION WORKSHEET BASED ON WHAT YOU OBSERVE/SEE AT THE
LOCATION OF STUDY. THE OBSERVATION WORKSHEET IS TO BE COMPLETED IN DETAIL BY YOU THE
RESEARCHER BASED ON YOUR FIELD TRIP TO THE STUDY AREA. THIS WILL HELP YOU TO BRING OUT
ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON YOUR MAIN RESEARCH QUESTIONS.
MAKE SURE THAT THE QUESTIONS ON YOUR/THE OBSERVATION WORKSHEET PERTAIN TO YOUR TOPIC;
YOUR THREE MAIN RESEARCH QUESTIONS MUST BE ON THE WORKSHEET ALSO.
REMEMBER TO USE DOUBLE-LINE SPACE FOR ALL THE TEXT PASSAGES IN THE SBA PROJECT. MAKE ALL
PAGE HEADINGS BOLD, LARGER, CENTERED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND UNDERLINE THEM.
REMEMBER THAT THIS SAMPLE WORKSHEET PROVIVED ABOVE IS TO BE USED AS A GUIDE TO MAKE
YOUR OWN.

NOTE: THE TEXT HIGHLIGHTED IN RED IN QUESTIONS 5 AND 6 SHOULD BE FILLED IN WITH THE
CORRECT THING JUST AS INSTRUCTED THERE. THE RED WRITING THERE IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW
WHAT TO PUT THERE. THEN COLOUR IT ‘BLACK’ INSTEAD OF RED, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE
WORKSHEET.