Poverty 2 Prosperity - Challenge Pack

Enquiry Evaluation Reasoning Information Processing Creative Thinking Thinking Skills Objective CREATIVE THINKING To critically assess views of development issues. To challenge perception/ stereotypical views. Alternative fuel sources - also known as ‘advanced’ fuels, any materials that can be used as fuels, other than finite fuels sources such as oil. Geothermal power - power extracted as heat stored in the earth. Bio-fuels - solid, liquid or gaseous fuel obtained from lifeless or living biological material. Various plants and plant- derived materials are used for bio-fuel manufacturing. Solar thermal energy - a technology for harnessing energy from the sun for thermal energy (heat) or to generate electricity through photo voltaic cells. Fossil fuels -formed by natural resources such as decomposed buried organisms that have finite supplies. Peak oil - the point in time when the maximum rate of oil extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters decline. Life Expectancy - the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is usually calculated separately for males and females. Standard of Living - generally measured by standards such as income per person and poverty rate. Examples are access to certain goods or measures of health such as life expectancy. B i od i ve r s i t y & POVERTY Action Active Citizenship CREATIVE THINKING Key Words 20 Groupwork - Dreams vs. Reality MakingDreamsComeTrue Biodiversity & Poverty CreAtive tHiNKiNG thankyou Forthe Memories ifonly i’d Known itWasyou... itWasn’tMe degreesoftruth Makingdreams Cometrue Plenary Return to the challenge….if others are to have an improved or better standard of living than they currently have, do we have to have less? Is the answer for developed nations to give money/aid? Suggestions on a wall poster as ‘post its’ for real actions that will enable sustainable change for all communities. Extension When is sponsorship good? Create some criteria for accepting or refusing sponsorship (consider what organisations you would not feel happy being sponsored by, particularly thinking about improving biodiversity). Where and how is sponsorship working in the UK and other countries? Should natural systems that support our lives be reliant on money from economic activities or should their status be greater than monetary value? ‘green before gold’ rather than ‘green after gold’? Meaning: protect the environment before we exploit it, rather than trying to fix it after it has been exploited. 10 mins - what impact can our current economic activities have on biodiversity? Half an hour - share examples of positive and negative impacts on biodiversity from our economic activities Two hours - research current economic activity in the local community (schools, shops) and then focus on one thing, such as energy sources (patio heaters, fridges etc). Make this information available to the school and local community and try to encourage people to reduce their energy consumption and rethink the sources. Longer - reflecting on the two hour action, reassess the energy use and see what alternatives have been implemented. Carry out a local survey. Are people aware of the connections between energy production/ use and biodiversity? How effective has your encouragement been to consider energy consumption and can it be further improved?