Poverty 2 Prosperity - Challenge Pack

Lesson Objective To recognise that there are connections between ourselves, EU countries, and developing countries. To raise awareness of the implications of climate change for all citizens wherever they live. The Climate And Me Launch Yes/no game using ‘back to board’ approach. Use a selection of recognisable images e.g. glass of water. In pairs use questions that have only yes/no answers, to establish the identity of the object. Group Work Using a collection of images of families from around the world, pupils ask the five ‘w’ questions , such as: Who are these people? What are they feeling/thinking/doing? Where do they get their food? Why do they have that type of house? When do they see their relations? Also, assess the implications of the key elements of climate change on the families, such as: • Changes in rainfall patterns • Rising temperatures • Increased flooding Using the recording sheet come up with a prediction about what will happen to the family in the immediate and long term. Pairs join up with other groups to share their findings. In groups, pupils can then use the ‘so what?’ question to consider what it has to do with us e.g. so what happens if crops don’t grow? So what has this got to do with me? Useful Websites Ignorance Is Bliss Moving Forward The Climate AndMe Changing World Imagining Change 23 Quick Resource Guide TheClimateAndMe CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMY Ignorance IsBliss Moving Forward TheClimate AndMe Changing World Imagining Change Launch activity - Images INFORMATION PROCESSING TheClimateAndMe CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMY Ignorance IsBliss Moving Forward TheClimate AndMe Changing World Imagining Change Groupwork - Families and their possessions Ifyouwish toseemore thengo towww.menzelphoto.com A familyhome inKuwait A familyhome in Japan A familyhome inMali All images -©PeterMenzel/www.menzelphoto.com INFORMATION PROCESSING -> -> All images - ©Peter Menzel /www.menzelphoto.com The Age of Stupid www.ageofstupid.net - this film shows an old man living in a devastated world, watching ‘archive’ footage and asking ‘why didn’t we stop climate change while we had the chance?’ Material World www.menzelphoto.com - a book by Peter Menzel portraying humanity at the end of the millennium. 10:10 www.1010uk.org - a project to unite every sector of British society behind one idea: that by working together we can achieve a 10% cut in the UK’s carbon emissions in 2010. Centre for Alternative Technology www.cat.org.uk - demonstrating practical ways to show that living more sustainably is not only easy to but can provide a better quality of life. BioRegional www.bioregional.com - an entrepreneurial charity which initiates and delivers practical solutions that help us to live within a fair share of the earth’s resources. Carbon Detectives www.carbondetectives.org.uk - an online carbon footprint calculator for schools in England. Carboncalculator www.carboncalculator.direct.gov.uk - measure your carbon footprint. WWF www.footprint.wwf.org.uk - measure your carbon footprint. Inconvenient Truth www.climatecrisis.net - a passionate and inspirational look at one man’s fervent crusade to halt global warming’s deadly progress in its tracks. Freecycle www.freecycle.org - a non profit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns.