Investigating our local area
QCA Unit 6

Activities for home - How Do You Rate?

Environmental quality checklist for the locality around ............ School.
Investigator's name: ............

1. On a walk around your locality, rate each of the categories on a scale of 0 (bad) to 4 (good).
   

   	0	1	2	3	4
   roads/pavements uncared for, a lot of litter						roads/pavements well cared for, no litter
   no trees/shrubs						a lot of trees/shrubs
   poor variety of trees/shrubs						good variety of trees/shrubs
   unhealthy trees/shrubs						healthy trees/shrubs
   no thorn hedging						a lot of thorn hedging
   few habitats						good selection of habitats
   few birds						a lot of birds
   few varieties of birds						good varieties of birds
   street furniture in poor condition						street furniture in good condition
   heavy traffic						light traffic
   traffic congested						traffic flowing freely
   a lot of human noise						no human noise
   unattractive buildings						attractive buildings
   Total

2. Once you have done your survey, add up the number to get a score for your locality.

3. Discuss your findings with other pupils. How do you think your locality rates: bad, average or good?

4. No matter what the rating is, draw up an action plan in your workbook. This plan should help people to improve the environment for themselves and for plants and animals.