Poverty 2 Prosperity - Challenge Pack

Lesson Objective To make connections between people, places, lifestyles and link these to the issue of climate change. Ignorance Is Bliss Moving Forward The Climate AndMe Changing Worlds Launch Choose Mystery 1 or Mystery 2 Mystery 1: Show image of a flooded business and/or home to small groups. Pupils have one minute with each picture. On one post-it note choose two words to describe the image; on a second post-it note, describe how you would feel if you were the owner. Introduce mystery question: Why might a pizza business close down? - get initial predictions. Refer to key questions they may like to answer Who? What? Where? Why? When? and So What are the implications? Mystery 2: Show images of schools in Africa to small groups. Pupils have one minute with each picture. On one post-it note choose two words to describe the image; on a second, describe how you would feel if you went to school there. Introduce mystery question: Why can’t some children go to school? - get any initial predictions. Refer to key questions they may like to answer, including the ‘five w’s’ and the ‘so what’ questions. Useful Websites Imagining Change Changing World Group Work Mystery Question 1: Why did Bob’s pizza business close down? Mystery question 2: Why can’t Afia go to school? In groups of three or four give out envelopes. Pupils can then read all the statements and begin to group them as they wish. There is no correct answer or order for the statements but the important element is the justification that pupils give. Pupils try to work out the answer to the initial question by asking further questions (i.e. Who? What? Why? When? and So What are the implications?) 27 -> Quick Resource Guide Biodiversity & POVERTY | WORKSHEET 1.2 ChangingWorlds CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMY LaunchActivity - Flooded businesses (Mystery One) Ignorance IsBliss Moving Forward TheClimate AndMe Imagining Change Changing World ENQUIRY Biodiversity & POVERTY | WORKSHEET 1.2 ChangingWorlds CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMY Ignorance IsBliss Moving Forward TheClimate AndMe Imagining Change Changing World LaunchActivity -AfricanSchools (MysteryTwo) ENQUIRY Groupwork -Mystery One -Why didBob’sPizza business close down? Biodiversity & POVERTY | WORKSHEET 1.2 ChangingWorlds CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMY Bobhasadream…this townneedsanewapproach topizzas. Bob is reallyunhappyworking inanewsagents. Bobgoesoutwithhis friends tocheerhimselfupand theyhavea take-away pizzawhich iscold. Bob talks tohisestateagent friendwhoknowsofashophecould rentverycheaply right next to the river. Bobplays football forhis local teamand thegoalie ishisbankmanager. TheGovernment reduces interest rates to the lowest that theyhavebeen in20years. Climatechangehasmeant that there ismoresummer rainfall. There isaneconomicboomandmorepeopleeatoutandbuy take-aways. Allpropertiesnext to the riverareflooded insummer2008. Localbusinesses lobby forfloodprotection. TheGovernmentcuts funding tofloodprotectionschemes. Ignorance IsBliss Moving Forward TheClimate AndMe Imagining Change Changing World ENQUIRY -> -> -> African Rural Schools www.africanruralschools.org - the mission of this site is to upgrade the literacy, economy, health and well- being of African citizens. Independent Schools Association of South Africa www.isasa.org - association of independent schools in the Southern Africa. Footprint Friends www.footprintfriends.com - click on Gallery then Downloads to find useful youth testimonies from children in various countries. Every Action Counts www.everyactioncounts.org.uk - climate change action group inspiring people to think local, act global. Friends of the Earth www.foe.co.uk - charity lobbying for action to be taken against climate change, environmental issues and plundering of resources. Clean Up the World www.cleanuptheworld.org - conservation and environmental awareness campaign with good photo gallery. Unite for Climate www.uniteforclimate.org - an entry point into the world of youth action on climate change. Find out how young people are responding to climate change, learn about their experiences, and join campaigns from around the world. Conservation International www.conservation.org - working to secure a stable global climate. Actionaid www.actionaid.org.uk - charity that offer practical steps of ‘what you can do now’ to fight poverty and climate change. World Learning www.worldlearning.org - a non- profit organisation with operations in more than 75 countries. Through its international education programmes it fosters global citizenship by connecting over 3,000 young ambassadors annually across cultural differences and social barriers.