| Freedom of speech |
| Human rights and responsibilities |
| Legal rights and responsibilities |
| Meeting community needs |
| National, regional, ethnic and religious cultures |
| Political rights and responsibilities |
| Sustainability |
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| Green homes (11/01/2010) |  | | | | Related resources: Sustainability | | This lesson will develop students’ understanding of sustainable development. Students will consider different forms of action that individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprints in the home and consider why it is importance to raise public awareness of sustainable development. | | Y7 | Y8 | Y9 |
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| Individual and group action for the environment (07/01/2010) | | | | | Related resources: Sustainability | | Students find out more about ways in which individual and group action can have a positive impact upon the environment. They have an inter-group competition based upon exploring the benefits of ‘Freecycle’ and, through circletime, discuss the benefits of individual and group action. | | Y11 |
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| Devising a green transport plan (20/07/2009) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | This lesson addresses climate change, focusing on sustainable transport. Students examine what climate change is and why it is important to prevent the environment from being harmed in the future. They then design a sustainable transport plan for an imaginary eco-town. | | Y9 |
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| How can we live a more sustainable life? (22/06/2009) | | | | | Related resources: Sustainability | | Students explore the concept of sustainability through a TV interview (for the imaginary Green Teen TV). Through the creation of their own TV interviews, they then explore how they might lead more sustainable lives. | | Y7 |
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| The biofuels debate (07/11/2008) |  | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Students look at the issues surrounding biofuel production from a range of different perspectives - from the point of view of a human rights group to the policies of the government. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Bangladesh and climate change (10/10/2008) |  | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Students are asked to look at the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh in the context of other countries acting as a 'global community' - why do we have have a responsibility to help? | | Y7 | Y8 | Y9 |
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| Product packaging - Lesson 2 (21/07/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Students consolidate their learning in the first lesson with a fun practical exercise - sorting through bin bags of food packaging, they are asked to rate products according to their wastefulness! | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Product packaging - Lesson 1 (21/07/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Students engage with the issues surrounding overpackaging by taking part in a class debate on the advantages and disadvantages of packaging. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Bottled water - Lesson 2 (16/06/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | After the taste-test experiment in the previous lesson, students now debate the environmental impact of the bottled water industry. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Bottled Water - Lesson 1 (16/06/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Students perform a fun taste-test experiment to see if they can tell the difference between branded bottled water and tap water. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Whaling (23/05/2008) |  | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Examining 'pro' and 'con' positions on the issue, students are asked to take a vote on whether whaling should be allowed to continue. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Local and national viewpoints on the environment (20/05/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Fun and creative activity in which students familiarise themselves with environmental groups and then mock up a "radio show" in which eco-activists are interviewed! | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Sustainable schools (15/05/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Students learn about eco-schools and consider the sustainability of practices in their own school. Then they get proactive by writing to the headteacher/governers to improve the eco-rating! | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Re-using things - Lesson 1 (15/05/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Challenge students to think about re-using things instead of throwing them away and harming the environment! Students have the chance to design a bag made of recycled materials...
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| Re-using things - Lesson 2 (15/05/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Contains an little experiment that really hits home by showing students the damage done to marine animals who swallow plastic bags. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Plastic recycling - Lesson 1 (15/05/2008) |  | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Creative fun as students learn about the issues around recycling and research their own TV ad campaign spotlighting a single issue. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Plastic recycling - Lesson 2 (15/05/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Students present their own miniature TV ad campaign! | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| Oil spill – Kerch Strait, Black Sea, November 2007 (15/05/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Thought-provoking experiment as students get to simulate an oil spill in the classroom. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| The impact that individuals can have upon the environment (09/05/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Global issues | Sustainability | | Looking at (and hopefully fostering!) green activism amongst teenagers. Students produce their own presentations about individual responsibility for caring for the environment. | | Y7 | Y8 |
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| The media and public opinion |
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