Lesson Plans and Activities
Lesson Plans - Subject: Geography
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Consumer Power -Shop ‘til you drop?
Consumer Power.doc
Size: 68 K
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Food Choices
Food Choices.doc
Size: 163 K
These activities are designed to extend pupils understanding of the consequences of their food choices in the context of the world food market. It provides opportunities to look at where and why certain crops are grown. Examine the impact of consumer demand for out of season products, for suppliers, local and global producers.
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Life in The Global Village and The Global Fashion Industry
Global fashion show.doc
Size: 89 K
This unit of activities is designed for Key Stage 3 pupils. It invites them to explore those aspects of globalisation that affect them and allow them to consider some of the contrasts in development, which exist globally.
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Recycling
Recycling.doc
Size: 194 K
These activities are designed to get students thinking about the issues around recycling and waste. Looking at the types and levels of packaging, it will allow them to consider how consumers can make a difference to the amount of rubbish currently going into landfill sites. It could be linked to living independently, and our individual responsibility in disposing of waste.
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Using and Conserving Energy
Using and Conserving Energy.doc
Size: 146 K
These activities are designed to get students thinking about the issues around energy needs, use and conservation. It will allow them to consider how consumers can make a difference to energy consumption. It also explores alternative sources of energy in the home. This could be linked to living independently, and how they might manage their own fuel costs.
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These activities use the context of a proposed out of town shopping centre to examine how consumer activities impact on the environment and in addition how consumers through their actions can exercise influence. It allows pupils to consider how consumers' needs are to be represented in a democracy and the rights and responsibilities of consumers in this context.(Key Stage 3/4).