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KU - 3KU - 3 ES - 4ES - 4 Grade - 4Grade - 4

EnquiryEnquiry Skills What are they Skills What are they ??

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GATHERING SKILLSGATHERING SKILLS ? ?Take Take photosphotos

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InterviewInterview

Traffic surveyTraffic survey

Use mapsUse maps

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Gathering Skills Gathering Skills JustificationJustification

Why would you use them ?Why would you use them ?

Drawing a mapDrawing a map

GoodGood source ofsource of information information

Can show land usesCan show land uses

JUSTIFICATIONJUSTIFICATION

Industry - Old

Housing -VictorianHousing 1900+

Industry -New

ANY TOWN

MAIN STREET

Can compare toCan compare toOlder mapsOlder maps

Can see distributionsCan see distributions

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Gathering Skills Gathering Skills JustificationJustification

Why would you use them ?Why would you use them ?

ObservingObserving

Accurate notes can be kept in a Accurate notes can be kept in a notebook notebook

Good source of up to date informationGood source of up to date informationJUSTIFICATIONJUSTIFICATION

Photos can be analysed Photos can be analysed later later Traffic or pedestrian figures to Traffic or pedestrian figures to process process

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CBD WHERE IS THE CBD ?

Walk along the main streetTake a note of the buildingsWhat height are they ?What type of shop/office ?How busy is the street ?Take some photographs ..

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Gathering Skills Gathering Skills JustificationJustification

Why would you use them ?Why would you use them ?

InterviewInterviewOr SurveyOr Survey

Way of collectingWay of collectinghistorical historical information information

Accurate Accurate informationinformationdirectly from directly from peoplepeople

JUSTIFICATIONJUSTIFICATION

Can do a sample to Can do a sample to process later-50 process later-50 peoplepeople

FACTORY LOCATIONWhy build here ?

Any grants available ?

Are the workers local?

Where are your suppliers?

INTERVIEW

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Easy to draw graphsEasy to draw graphsWith the resultsWith the results

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Gathering Skills Gathering Skills JustificationJustification

Why would you use them ?Why would you use them ?

FieldsketchFieldsketch

Sketch is more Sketch is more selective than selective than photophoto

JUSTIFICATIONJUSTIFICATION

Can pick out Can pick out Relevant featuresRelevant features

Can compare withCan compare withOld pictureOld picture

Stores informationStores informationinstantlyinstantly

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