Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Unit 10: Debating a global issue
Section 1: How can we investigate a global issue?
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Objectives |
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- about global issues on which people hold different viewpoints
- how to research different viewpoints
- how to present different viewpoints
- to ask geographical questions and suggest an appropriate sequence for their investigation
- the location and geographical context of places
- about the changing distribution of economic activity
- to undertake research using appropriate reading strategies (NSE)
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Outcomes |
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- In small groups, pupils discuss a range of questions with a local-through-global dimension, eg Were my clothes/shoes made using child labour? How are people in less economically developed countries involved in supplying the food I eat? How does tourism contribute to the economies of countries in different stages of economic development?
- Using feedback from the discussions, ask the class how the various points of view put forward on the issues could be researched in more detail.
- Ask the class to establish a list of research questions and approaches.
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- use different methods, including ICT, to research conflicting viewpoints on an issue
- identify geographical questions about global issues and determine an appropriate sequence for their investigation
- demonstrate knowledge of the location and geographical context of the places discussed
- know that many goods sold in the UK originate in distant places, and explain why
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Points to note |
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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