environment • • Group work: dream school activity. Prepare a presentation for the rest of • promises the class. • Pairs work: come up with 2 or 3 basic rights people should have in their classroom. Feedback and categorise. What are the promises you make (ie. rules) to match these rights? • Recap on meaning of ‘democracy’ and its importance. Do a mock democratic vote for Head Girl/Boy. • choices Discuss how to make it fair. How are • I understand • democracy voting systems made fair? why we need • decisions • Ban a common word eg. ‘Miss’ for a rules and laws • power To understand how short while – how does it feel to not be • QCA Citizenship, Unit 8 How do rules 2 • I understand • council democracy works allowed to use it? Discuss freedom. and laws affect me? – Section 2-4 how • vote What freedoms do we have and democracy • fair why? works • freedom • Compare countries that have/do • civil rights not have democracy and how power is influenced eg. UK vs. Zimbabwe/North Korea. • Go on a walk and take photos of environmental problems in the local community eg. litter, traffic • I know that • protect congestion and discuss reasons To develop we have a • wildlife • Or invite in a guest speaker eg. environmental responsibili-ty • charity • (Groundworks UK) 3 Groundworks UK/WWF to talk about awareness and to look after • biodiversity • (WWF) biodiversity, endangered species and responsibility our • endangered protecting wildlife. environment • species • Or research websites about environmental problems and our responsibilities • Show video on Discuss what is To develop • I know how • climate climate change? What has caused 4 awareness of • – climate change - video climate • change it? Discuss what carbon emissions are climate change (1) • - (WWF) change is • impact and where they come from. What
environment • • promises • Group work: dream school activity. Prepare a presentation for the rest of the class. • Pairs work: come up with 2 or 3 basic rights people should have in their classroom. Feedback and categorise. What are the promises you make (ie. rules) to match these rights? 2 To understand how democracy works • I understand why we need rules and laws • I understand how democracy works • choices • democracy • decisions • power • council • vote • fair • freedom • civil rights • Recap on meaning of ‘democracy’ and its importance. Do a mock democratic vote for Head Girl/Boy. Discuss how to make it fair. How are voting systems made fair? • Ban a common word eg. ‘Miss’ for a short while – how does it feel to not be allowed to use it? Discuss freedom. What freedoms do we have and why? • Compare countries that have/do not have democracy and how power is influenced eg. UK vs. Zimbabwe/North Korea. • QCA Citizenship, Unit 8 How do rules and laws affect me? – Section 2-4 3 To develop environmental awareness and responsibility • I know that we have a responsibili-ty to look after our environment • protect • wildlife • charity • biodiversity • endangered • species • Go on a walk and take photos of environmental problems in the local community eg. litter, traffic congestion and discuss reasons • Or invite in a guest speaker eg. Groundworks UK/WWF to talk about biodiversity, endangered species and protecting wildlife. • Or research websites about environmental problems and our responsibilities • (Groundworks UK) • (WWF) 4 To develop awareness of climate change (1) • I know how climate change is • climate • change • impact • Show video on Discuss what is climate change? What has caused it? Discuss what carbon emissions are and where they come from. What • – climate change - video • - (WWF)