Fieldwork

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 Social Studies | Strand 4.0 Natural and Historic Built Environments in Africa | Sub-Strand 4.6 Fieldwork (10 lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Examine methods of data collection used in fieldwork
• Explore challenges and possible solutions in carrying out fieldwork
• Illustrate methods of data analysis after fieldwork
• Value fieldwork in investigating phenomena in the immediate environment

Summary

This topic closes Strand 4.0 by covering fieldwork as a research method -- how data is actually collected outside the classroom, the real challenges that come with it, and how that data is analysed once collected.