Contents

Outcome of learning p.2Assessment criteria (Subject NC Levels) p.3

Expectations for Week 1 p.4Expectations for Week 2 p.5Personal learning & thinking skills: Self Manager p.6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tasks for Week One (Sections 1 & 2) pp. 7-14Section One: Introduction

Task 1: Writing your introduction & individual work pp. 10Section Two: Data collection

Task 2: Questionnaire design p.11 Task 3: Drafting a questionnaire p.12 Task 4: Street survey, photographs, internet research p.13 Task 5: Methods writing frame p.14

Tasks for Week Two (Sections 3 & 4) pp. 15-21Section Three: Data presentation & analysis

Task 6: Presenting the results of the street survey p.16 Task 7: Presenting the results from the questionnaire p.18 Task 8: Presenting annotated photographs p.19 Task 9: Presenting internet research p.19

Section Four: Conclusion & evaluation Task 10: Conclusion p.20 Task 11: Evaluation pp.20-21

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Task checklist pp.22-23Appendix – Additional writing frames

Homework Extended Project

Subject: GeographyYear: 9Start date: 9th May 2016Hand-in date: 16th May 2016Expected duration of project: 2 weeks / 8 hoursUnit of Study: Geography of Crime

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Title: How safe is my street?

Outcome of learning: Students will have learned about the social, economic and environmental causes of crime; as well as evaluated a range of strategies to prevent crime. To demonstrate their understanding of this topic, students are required to do the following:

Be able to answer the two core questions:‘What are people’s feelings about crime in my local area?’‘What has been done to reduce crime in my local area?’

Identify their own geographical questions Collected a wide range of primary data including questionnaires, photographs

and interviews with either a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator or a Crime Support Officer.

Independently researched and evaluated a wide variety of secondary data sources about crime in their local area; including ‘Direct Gov’ and ‘Up My Street’ websites.

Use their own initiative in deciding how to present this information (ideally six or more techniques)

Use a variety of ICT skills (internet searches, DTP, graphs using spreadsheets and movie maker)

Extensive and correct use of geographical words to describe and explain patterns found on graphs

Demonstrates an ability to explain links between land use and the opportunities for crime.

Reach substantiated conclusions (use facts and figures) Be able to evaluate their work and how it could be improved. The enquiry is organised in a logical sequence.

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Students will have the opportunity to complete the following Subject Levels:EMS Level Bloom Skills What do I need to do to achieve my EMS Level? SOLO Learning

8-9SYNTHESIS:Critically evaluate

I can also: critically evaluate a wide range of evidence and present in new and creative ways evaluate how sustainable crime prevention is in my local area.

Extended Abstract:

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EVALUATING:Systematically analyse & draw conclusions

I can also: interview my neighbours and represent a range of views on criminal activity and crime

prevention in my local area. categorise the causes and impacts of crime as social, economic or environmental.

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ANALYSING:Analyse with a thorough understanding

I can also: explain (give 3 or more reasons) why I believe certain crime prevention methods should be used

in my local area, or explain why no further crime prevention is needed in my local area. carry out further research into crime in my local area by collecting primary and secondary data

using a site like police.uk and mapping where crimes have taken place.

Relational:

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APPLYING:Apply, review and provide a secure understanding

I can also: annotate a photo or sketch to describe & explain why I feel safe or unsafe at a particular location

in my local area. explain (give 1 or 2 reasons) why certain crime prevention methods have been used in my local

area. recommend ways of preventing or managing crime in my local area.

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UNDERSTANDING:Describe and provide secure understanding

I can also: describe 3 or more crime prevention methods

Multistructural:

3REMEMBERING:Identify and recall

I can also: include 1 or 2 annotations on a photo or sketch to describe why I feel safe or unsafe at a

particular location in my local area.

Unistructural:

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REMEMBERING SOME FACTS:Identify and recall some facts

I can: label a map to show where I feel safe and unsafe in my local area. label a photo or sketch to show what makes me feel safe or unsafe in a particular location in my

local area.

Prestructural:

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EMS Level

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Week OneDeadlines: The following work must be completed in Week 1: w/c 9th May 2016

Section You MUST: For Level 4/5or GCSE Grade D

You SHOULD also include ….: For Level 6 or GCSE Grade C

You COULD also include …: For Level 7+ or GCSE Grade

B-A

Introduction(Pages

An introduction A location map A title page

Your own geographical questions and expectations

A mind map outlining the social, economic and environmental causes of crime

Methods for Collecting Data

Complete a report about how you collected the information

Primary data: Complete a crime

prevention survey, environmental quality survey, pedestrian and traffic counts.

Take photographs showing evidence or the potential for crime (e.g. dark alley ways, graffiti, broken glass) and crime prevention measures (e.g. burglar alarms, double glazing).

Complete a report about how you collected the information; reflecting upon any problems in collecting the data.

Primary data: Draft and pilot a crime

questionnaire. After piloting, you need to complete 10 questionnaires by asking residents on your street.

Secondary data: Presented labelled newspaper

articles on the reporting of crime in Leicester (Leicester Mercury or neighbourhood free newspapers)

Complete a report about how you collected the information; reflecting upon any problems in collecting the data and how you solved them.

Primary data: Conduct an interview with

either a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator or Crime Support Officer.

Secondary data: Internet research: Aerial

photographs neighbourhood statistics (to compare crime rates in your area, Leicester, regionally (East Midlands) and nationally (England) www.neighbourhoodstatistics.gov.uk and www.police.uk

Week Two

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Deadlines: The following work must be completed in Week 2:

w/c 16th May 2016Section You MUST: For Level 4/5

or GCSE Grade DYou SHOULD also include ….: For Level 6 or GCSE Grade C

You COULD also include …: For Level 7+ or GCSE Grade

B-A

Presentation & Analysis

Include a presentation and analysis of your crime prevention street survey.

Label photos with evidence of crime or crime prevention strategies.

Include a presentation showing your questionnaire results e.g. ‘feelings about crime’ with an analysis which gives 3 or 4 reasons for the trends.

Presented any relevant newspaper articles with labels.

Annotated photos with evidence of crime or crime prevention strategies and / or short video clip.

Typed interview with a Neighbourhood watch co-ordinator and / or Community Support Officer (CSO); with a summary linked to ‘How safe is my street?’

Internet research from police.uk and / or neighbourhood statistics; with a summary linked to ‘How safe is my street?’

Conclusions & Evaluation

Complete a summary for each of the questions investigated.

Evaluate the strengths of your project

Ensure to use facts and figures to substantiate (with facts & figures) the points made.

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your project

How crime and crime prevention might change in the future

Evaluate (S)trengths, (W)eaknesses, (O)pportunities & (T)hreats (SWOT analysis).

Reflect upon how you can use these skills in your chosen subjects for GCSE

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Students are expected to practise the following skills:

Personal Learning & Thinking Skills: Reflective LearnerThis means that students should demonstrate that they can –

Set goals based on the Level Descriptions for the tasks. Review progress using the teacher feedback sheet and acting on the advice

given. Evaluate the experience of completing an enquiry and how the skills learned

can be used for GCSE Controlled Assessments.

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Week OneDeadlines: The following work must be completed in Week 1: w/c 9th May 2016

Section You MUST: For Level 4/5or GCSE Grade D

You SHOULD also include ….: For Level 6 or GCSE Grade C

You COULD also include …: For Level 7+ or GCSE Grade

B-A

Introduction(Pages

An introduction A location map A title page

Your own geographical questions and expectations

A mind map outlining the social, economic and environmental causes of crime

Methods for Collecting Data

Complete a report about how you collected the information

Primary data: Complete a crime

prevention survey, environmental quality survey, pedestrian and traffic counts.

Take photographs showing evidence or the potential for crime (e.g. dark alley ways, graffiti, broken glass) and crime prevention measures (e.g. burglar alarms, double glazing).

Complete a report about how you collected the information; reflecting upon any problems in collecting the data.

Primary data: Draft and pilot a crime

questionnaire. After piloting, you need to complete 10 questionnaires by asking residents on your street.

Secondary data: Presented labelled newspaper

articles on the reporting of crime in Leicester (Leicester Mercury or neighbourhood free newspapers)

Complete a report about how you collected the information; reflecting upon any problems in collecting the data and how you solved them.

Primary data: Conduct an interview with

either a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator or Crime Support Officer.

Secondary data: Internet research: Aerial

photographs neighbourhood statistics (to compare crime rates in your area, Leicester, regionally (East Midlands) and nationally (England) www.neighbourhoodstatistics.gov.uk and www.police.uk

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Project outline:You are going to produce a project about crime in your local area. Your project has 3 aims:

a) To investigate crime rates in your local areab) To identify some of the problems caused by crime in your local areac) To think of strategies to reduce the potential for crime in your local area.

Note: You may live in an area that has a very low crime rate. DON’T PANIC!– Your project should then focus on the social, economic & environmental

reasons why the crime rate in your area is low.

Skills: Being a Reflective learnerRemember: Your teacher will also be looking at how you:

Set goals based on the Level Descriptions for the tasks. Review progress using the teacher feedback sheet and acting on the

advice given. Evaluate the experience of completing an enquiry and how the skills

learned can be used for GCSE Controlled Assessments.

What you need to include:Your project will be split into 5 sections and include:

1. Introduction.2. Data collection: Primary & secondary data3. Data presentation & analysis4. Conclusion and evaluation.

How to do itThe booklet contains task sheets for each section, these will: guide you through the chapter give you instructions on how to set out your work help you think of some of your own ideas

ResourcesBookletInternet websitesVideo notesPhotosInterviews: Neighbourhood watch co-ordinator & Crime Support Officer

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Section 1 - Introduction

IntroductionThe purpose of the following tasks is to help you write an introduction to your crime enquiry.

Task 1: Writing your introduction

1. Open a word document and put the title ’How safe is my street?’ on a piece of lined paper.

2. Use the writing frame below to help you write an introduction to your enquiry…

Introduction and aimsCrime happens all over the world – in cities, in towns and in the countryside. In this enquiry I will investigate …

I will attempt to answer the following questions:1. What do people feel about crime in my area?2. What is being done to reduce crime in my area?

The location of my enquiry The maps below shows the area that I will be investigating. This area is found in____________ (name street and area of Leicester). The houses on this street are mainly______. The types of people that live in the area include _______. My perception of this area is that it is a (safe / unsafe) place to live because ___________.

3. Log on to www.multimap.com and type in your postcode. Copy and paste the map into your word document. Click on the ‘Aerial Photograph’, copy and paste this next to your map.

4. Homework: Draw a sketch map of the street you live on.Remember: Add a title, a north point and some indication of scale to your map

Section 2 – Data collection

IntroductionThe purpose of the following task is to help you design a questionnaire to survey attitudes about crime in your local area and enable you to answer question 1 of your enquiry.

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What are the different kinds of data?

Match the heads with the tails.Primary

dataThis is data that has been put together by someone else, for example a bus timetable.

Secondary data

This is information you collect usually in numbers or categories.

Quantitative data

This is data that you have collected for yourself for example, questionnaires and traffic counts.

Qualitative data

This doesn’t involve numbers. It deals with peoples opinions.

Quantitative questionnaires are those which allow only a number of responses. In most cases, these are more useful to your enquiry

Qualitative questionnaires are those which are open ended and allow people to give their personal opinions and thoughts.

How to write a questionnaire...1. Don’t make it too long (8 to 10 questions).2. Make sure the questions you ask are short and relevant.3. The questions will need to be written so that the respondent will:

a. Understand the question.b. Know how to respond.

4. Consider how you could use the information you collect (charts or graphs).5. Avoid asking people for personal information.6. The best questions either:

a. Give people a choice of how they could answer orb. Require a short or even one word answer.

Task 2Below is an example of a questionnaire; part of it hasn’t been done very well. Read through it carefully. 1. Find questions that would be useful and explain why.2. Find poor questions and explain why they would not work.3. Rewrite the poor questions so that they can be more useful.

Questionnaire on crime in your local area.

1. Are you male or female ?____________________

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2. How old are you ?_____________________

3. What is the first half of your post code ?

4. What types of crime take place in your area?

5. Have you been a victim of crime? If so what?

6. How safe or unsafe do you feel in each of the following areas?Very safe Safe A bit

unsafeVery unsafe

Never visit at this time

Your local area during the dayYour local area at nightCity centre during the day City centre at night The bus station during the dayThe bus station at night

Task 3 – data collection1. Design a ‘fear of crime’ questionnaire using a word processing

package.2. Need help? – Look in the Appendix for a further example3. Homework : carry out your questionnaire by asking 10 people that

you know who live in your local area.

IntroductionThe purpose of the following task is to help you collect information about crime prevention in your local area – question 2 of your enquiry.

Task 4 - data collection

Street survey (homework)1. Use the survey street below to complete a security survey for 10 houses in your

street. 2. Each house scores each 1 if the security measure is present 0 if it is not. 3. Add up the values to give a total score out of 7.

House 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Burglar alarm                  External light                  Double glazing                  Gates to house                  

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Garden wall                  Open view of house                  Off street parking                   Total                  

PhotographsIf possible take photos of houses in your street to show: How safe the area is… The range of security measures in place.

Internet researchUse the websites below to find out how crime your area compares with the national average.www.neighbourhoodstatistics.gov.ukwww.upmystreet.comwww.police.uk (type in your post code)

IntroductionThe purpose of the following task is to help write up a methodology for your enquiry.

Task 5Copy and complete the writing frame.

MethodologyIn order to find out the answer to the questions in my investigation I collected a variety of primary and secondary data.

QuestionnaireI conducted a questionnaire by asking..I recorded these results.. It was important to collect this data because…The problems I encountered were..I overcame these problems..Street surveyI completed a security survey for 10 houses in my street. For each house I recorded 1 in the chart if a security measure was present and 0 if it was not.I added up the values to give a total of 7.It was important to collect this data because..The problems I encountered were..I overcame these problems..Photos and sketchesI took photos of ..It was important to collect this data because..The problems I encountered were..I overcame these problems ..Internet research

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I visited the following websites..It was important to collect this data because…The problems I encountered were..I overcame these problems..

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Week TwoDeadlines: The following work must be completed in Week 2: w/c 16th May 2016

Section You MUST: For Level 4/5or GCSE Grade D

You SHOULD also include ….: For Level 6 or GCSE Grade C

You COULD also include …: For Level 7+ or GCSE Grade

B-A

Presentation & Analysis

Include a presentation and analysis of your crime prevention street survey.

Label photos with evidence of crime or crime prevention strategies.

Include a presentation showing your questionnaire results e.g. ‘feelings about crime’ with an analysis which gives 3 or 4 reasons for the trends.

Presented any relevant newspaper articles with labels.

Annotated photos with evidence of crime or crime prevention strategies and / or short video clip.

Typed interview with a Neighbourhood watch co-ordinator and / or Community Support Officer (CSO); with a summary linked to ‘How safe is my street?’

Internet research from police.uk and / or neighbourhood statistics; with a summary linked to ‘How safe is my street?’

Conclusions & Evaluation

Complete a summary for each of the questions investigated.

Evaluate the strengths of your project

Ensure to use facts and figures to substantiate (with facts & figures) the points made.

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your project

How crime and crime prevention might change in the future

Evaluate (S)trengths, (W)eaknesses, (O)pportunities & (T)hreats (SWOT analysis).

Reflect upon how you can use these skills in your chosen subjects for GCSE

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Section 3 – Data Presentation & Analysis

IntroductionThe purpose of the following tasks is to help you present and analyse your collected data.

Task 6 - Presenting the results of the street survey

1. Open an excel document.2. Create a table like the one below.

Type of security TotalBurglar alarm 6External light 5

Double glazing 4Gates to house 3

Garden Wall 2Open view of house 1Off street parking 2

3. Enter your results in the table.4. Click on the chart wizard and select column graph.5. Click on next. Step 2 click on next.6. Step 3, select titles. Create a title and label your axes on the graph.7. Click on next. Step 4, as an object in sheet 1.8. Copy and paste your document into word.9. Describe what your graph shows.10. Try to explain why your results have turned out like this.

See the writing frame on the following page:

What are the different crime prevention methods used on my street?

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Use the writing frame below and the instructions in brackets to help you complete the analysis for your crime graphs.

Step 1In order to find out the different crime prevention methods used on my street I …… (outline how you collected this information).

Step 2The most common types of crime prevention used by people on my street were … (state area and quote a figure).

The least common type of crime prevention was … (state area and quote a figure).

Step 3The reason why _________ was the most common type of prevention was ….

The reason why _________ was the least common type of prevention was…(think about the age of the houses on your street, how much each crime prevention method costs, the type of area you live in).

Step 4In order to answer the question ‘How safe is my street?’ my results tell me that ….(consider the extent to which the results you have just analysed can now help you answer the question).

Task 7 – presenting questionnaire results 1. In a similar way to the street

survey, input your results (1 question at a time) into excel.

2. Click on chart wizard and select an appropriate graph to display your results. Don’t forget to add titles and labelled axes.

3. Describe what your graph shows.

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4. Try to explain why your results have turned out like this. (See writing frame below for help)

Use the writing frame below and the instructions in brackets to help you complete the analysis for your crime graphs.

Step 1In order to find out how safe people feel in my local area during the day / at night I …… (outline how you collected this information).

Step 2The area where people feel most safe is … (state area and quote a figure).

The area where people feel the least safe is … (state area and quote a figure).

Step 3The reasons why people feel safe in …..

The reasons why people feel less safe in …(think about the type of area you live in, the age groups of the people you asked, the gender of the people you asked).

Step 4In order to answer the question ‘How safe is my street?’ my results tell me that ….(consider the extent to which the results you have just analysed can now help you answer the question).

Task 8 – presenting photographs 1. Photographs should be used to support the data either in the questionnaire or

the street survey. 2. Each photo should have a title and labels or annotations should be added to

highlight what the photograph shows. A photograph to show crime prevention measures on my street

How safe do you feel in your local area during the day / night?

Garden walls create a ‘defensible space’. This means a clear boundary between properties that makes it more obvious if someone is trespassing.

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Task 9 – presenting internet research 1. This will depend on the data you have collected.2. A good idea is to use the websites listed above and find crime figures in your

local area and compare with the national averages. 3. Describe and explain similarities and differences between the data.

Use the websites below to add detail to your project. For instance;Website: www.police.uk

Aerial photo showing the pattern of crime in your local area Aerial photo showing the pattern of individual crimes in your local area Transfer to a word document, add titles and writing to describe and

explain the pattern and causes of crime in your area

Website: www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Type your postcode in the Neighbourhood summary field on the right-

hand side. Scroll down & copy & paste the ‘Total Deprivation’ graphic into a word

document and describe and explain what it shows. Click on the other tabs at the top e.g. housing, crime etc and use the

statistics in Excel to create graphs, transfer to word and describe and explain what it shows.

Section 4 – Conclusion & Evaluation

Introduction The purpose of the following tasks is to help you write a conclusion and evaluation to your enquiry.

Task 10 – Conclusion1. Put the title ‘Conclusion’ at the top of your page.2. Refer back to the 2 questions you wrote in your introduction.3. Type out each question and underneath it summarise what you have found out

about in your local area.4. Finally refer back to your main enquiry question and consider ‘how

safe is your street?’5. Need help?: See detailed writing frame in the Appendix

Task 11 – EvaluationEvaluation means being able to look at:

- What you did well?- What didn’t work out & why?; and most importantly, - What are you going to do differently next time?- How will the skills learnt & developed during this project help you next year

with your GCSE controlled assessments?

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In all subjects, to be able to evaluate is really important, if you are going to improve as a leaner and always achieve high marks.

To help you do this, you can complete a SWOT analysis – that is, for you to look at:

(S)trengths (what went well?)

(W)eaknesses (what problems did you come across?)

(O)pportunities (If you did it again, what will you do differently?)

(T)hreats (If you did it again, what problems might there still be?)

Use the SWOT analysis table on the following page.

It includes key words to help you write a paragraph about the progress you have made. Complete this after your enquiry has been marked..

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SWOT analysisStrengths

Keywords: organisation, creativity, independence, geographical questions & key terms, geographical theory, planning, report writing

Weaknesses

Keywords: organisation, creativity, independent work, geographical questions & key terms, geographical theory, planning, report writing

Opportunities

Keywords: geographical questions, interviews, comparisons, websites geographical key terms, variety of presentations, independence,controlled assessment

Threats

Keyword: biased websites,

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Task checklist:

Task Completed? Targets / improvementsChapter 1: IntroductionIntroduction / purpose

Where are you studying and what is it like?

Location maps for Leicester.

Theory.

Geographical questions (including your own) & expecations

Chapter 2: Data collectionMethod.How you collected the information (including problems & solutions)

Summary of data collection in the form of tables.

Chapter 3: Data presentation and analysisPrimary data:Questionnaire results presented using different techniques

Analyses

Crime prevention survey results

Analysis

Labelled photos showing evidence of crime & crime prevention

Analysis

Environmental survey – (Optional)bipolar chart

Analysis.

People counts. – (Optional)

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Analysis.

Traffic count – (Optional)

Analysis.

Interview with Neighbourhood Watch & / Or Crime Support Officer

Secondary data:Presented labelled newspaper articles on the reporting of crime in Leicester (Leicester Mercury or neighbourhood free newspapers)

Internet research: Aerial photographs (www.multimap.com) / neighbourhood statistics (to compare crime rates in your area, Leicester, regionally (East Midlands) and nationally (England) www.neighbourhoodstatistics.gov.ukwww.upmystreet.comwww.police.uk

Obtained and used Neighbourhood Watch leaflets / leaflets from your CSO

Chapter 4: Conclusion and Evaluation.

Planning and organisationFront cover (with title of project and name).

Contents page.

Page numbers.

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Appendix:Additional writing frames

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