Scheme of Work for Topic 5: Global development Lessons Key ideas and Content (vocabulary, Place Integrated Teaching activities and resources learning concepts, processes, exemplification skills objectives ideas) 1–2 Key idea 5.1 5.1a Student could Starter lessons Definitions of Contrasting ways of compare the UK Ten Students to write ten words they associate with the (1–2 development vary defining development, (developed term global development. Students share ideas with hours) as do attempts to using economic criteria country) with justification for their chosen words. measure it. and broader social and India (emerging political measures. country) and Main activity Afghanistan Suggested Show definitions for social development, economic (developing 5.1b learning development and political development as a match-up country). Different factors objectives activity. Review students’ suggestions for these key terms. contribute to To know the Can they offer an example for each type of development? development of a different country: economic, definitions of Introduce the development indicators (life expectancy, social, technological, global education, death rate, birth rate) and get students to create cultural, as well as food development. a mind map using examples from developed, emerging and and water security. developing countries. To understand how different Students suggest reasons for the difference in the Key factors contribute development indicators. Provide question to encourage development (social, to human higher order thinking skills. economic and political) development of a life expectancy country. Plenary death rate Reflection pyramid: Students write three key terms they birth rate have learned from the lesson, explain two of the key terms and suggest a follow-up question for the next lesson. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) inequality corruption 1 lesson Key idea 5.1 5.1c Student could Comparing Starter (1 hour) Definitions of How development is compare the UK the relative Scramble: Provide the definition of Human Development development vary measured in different (developed ranking of Index (HDI) as a scrambled phrase. Students try to as do attempts to ways: Gross Domestic country) with countries the words to form the correct definition. measure it. Product (GDP) per India (emerging using single capita, the Human country) and versus
Scheme of Work for Topic 5: Global development Lessons Key ideas and learning objectives Content (vocabulary, concepts, processes, ideas) Place exemplification Integrated skills Teaching activities and resources 1–2 lessons (1–2 hours) Key idea 5.1 Definitions of development vary as do attempts to measure it. Suggested learning objectives To know the different definitions of global development. To understand how different factors contribute to human development of a country. 5.1a Contrasting ways of defining development, using economic criteria and broader social and political measures. 5.1b Different factors contribute to development of a country: economic, social, technological, cultural, as well as food and water security. Key development (social, economic and political) life expectancy death rate birth rate Gross Domestic Product (GDP) inequality corruption Student could compare the UK (developed country) with India (emerging country) and Afghanistan (developing country). Starter Ten Students to write ten words they associate with the term global development. Students share ideas with justification for their chosen words. Main activity Show definitions for social development, economic development and political development as a match-up activity. Review students’ suggestions for these key terms. Can they offer an example for each type of development? Introduce the development indicators (life expectancy, education, death rate, birth rate) and get students to create a mind map using examples from developed, emerging and developing countries. Students suggest reasons for the difference in the development indicators. Provide question to encourage higher order thinking skills. Plenary Reflection pyramid: Students write three key terms they have learned from the lesson, explain two of the key terms and suggest a follow-up question for the next lesson. 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 5.1 Definitions of development vary as do attempts to measure it. 5.1c How development is measured in different ways: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, the Human Student could compare the UK (developed country) with India (emerging country) and Comparing the relative ranking of countries using single versus Starter Scramble: Provide the definition of Human Development Index (HDI) as a scrambled phrase. Students try to the words to form the correct definition.
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