globalfootprints.org

Children's Global Footprints
Quiz Extension Activity
Summary: Activities which use this site's Global Footprints Quiz as the starting point for further investigation of sustainability issues.

Numeracy (NNS)/ Literacy (NLS) or other curriculum area focus/reference:

ICT
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The project can draw together many of the ICT skills taught during the year if it is undertaken at the end of the school year.

Geography
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Literacy
The project covers many of the non-fiction text-level work in
the NLS, particularly 12,13,14,16,17,19

Resources needed:

  • Computer Microsoft Word and or Publisher
  • Internet Access
  • Photocopier
Target: Year 5
Objectives:
  1. To follow the Sustainability Children's Global Footprints
    Quiz
  2. To research and discuss the issues using books and internet
    eg: endangered species, recycling and waste, rich and poor,
    food vegetarianism and healthy eating, saving energy, Bullying, Fair trade, drugs
  3. To produce a leaflet for each issue, which explains the issue and encourages people to do something about it.
Length: Half a terms work at one 45 minute lesson on computer
suite
 
Description of activity
1. Doing the Global Footprints quiz.
2. Discussing and researching the issues using books and the
internet
3. Use Microsoft Publisher or Word to produce the designs for
the leaflet
4. Import information and pictures from the Internet
5. Print colour versions for display and photocopy these to get
copies for the leaflets.
   
Areas of Oxfam Curriculum for Global Citizenship addressed by activity
Knowledge and Understanding Skills Values and Attitudes
Social justice and equity Critical thinking Sense of identity and self-esteem
Diversity Ability to argue effectively Empathy and sense of common humanity
Globalisation and Interdependence Ability to challenge injustice & inequalities Commitment to social justice and equity
Sustainable development Respect for people and things Valuing and respecting diversity*
Peace and conflict Co-operation and conflict resolution Concern for the environment and commitment to sustainable development
Belief that people can make a difference
Follow-up/Further ideas/Homework
  • This project could be extended to allow the children to give a presentation on their mini-topics and to invite discussion of the issues in depth. This could, in turn, lead to letter writing and work on evaluating texts and also to producing something which could be published and sent home to parents etc.
  • An ICT development could be to convert the leaflets into web pages and presenting the children's work on the internet.
  • The project could also be extended into other areas such as Science (links with healthy eating and drug awareness) and Art, Music and so on.
Submitted by GlosDEC from work carried out in Charlton Kings Junior School Cheltenham.
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