This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
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Global perspectives year 1
Chapter 1: The Critical Path
Slide 1 - Slide
Think back of the introductory weeks: Global Perspectives is more about skills than knowlegde. True or false and why?
Slide 2 - Open question
ISSUE
Slide 3 - Slide
Key term
Issue: a topic or idea of importance locally or globally
Slide 4 - Slide
What sort of issues do you notice in the world around us?
Slide 5 - Mind map
Why would you care?
Slide 6 - Slide
1. Do you care for global or local issues? 2. Even if you don't care for such issues, think of 3 reason why someone could.
Slide 7 - Open question
Unit 1 activity 1.02 introduces the question:
Where should we get our energy from?*
Before you start on activity 1.02, discuss
with your neighbour: 1. Why could people consider this* be a relevant question?
2.Why may other people think it to be irrelevant?
3. What do you think? Why?
Slide 8 - Slide
Read. 1.02 Global issues Do activity 1.02 (1 and 2). Type your answers below.
Slide 9 - Open question
Activity 1.03 Type down your answers to the questions (see bullet points) for each issue. There is a separate slide for each issue.
Slide 10 - Slide
Act. 1/03 Issue 1 Online communities
What is your own opinion about this issue? Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise? What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?
Slide 11 - Open question
Act. 1/03 Issue 2: Quality of life
What is your own opinion about this issue? Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise? What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?
Slide 12 - Open question
Act. 1/03 Issue 3 Global Trade
What is your own opinion about this issue? Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise? What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?
Slide 13 - Open question
Act. 1/03 Issue 4: Healthcare
What is your own opinion about this issue? Are there any other possible opions? Make a list. Where different opinions demonstrate disagreements, can you resolve these by reaching a compromise? What more could you find out about this issue in order to reach a more considered opion?
Slide 14 - Open question
Sharing and comparing:
Now together with a classmate choose one of the four issues from activity 1.03 and compare your answers (see next slide).
Slide 15 - Slide
Compare each other's notes on one issue (from act. 1.03).
1. Type down which issue you picked. 2. Do you hold the same view or not? Explain. 3. Is there anything in your partner's answers that you'd not thought about? If so, what?
Slide 16 - Open question
Reflection:
1. What do you think you learnt from activity 1.03? 2. What process did you follow to reach conclusions? 3. Were there any barriers you needed to overcome?