World Development - duration 7/8 weeks

General aim: To show pupils that there are great differences in levels of development around the world. These includedifferences in wealth, population growth, employment and trade.

Key Topic Content/Skills

Guidance Notes

Literacy/Numeracy

Introduction

Glossary and title page

Pupils design a title page to illustrate this topic.

Pupils write a glossary of key words to be used in this topic.

Glossary at beginning of topic will familiarise the pupils with the keywords to be used, their meanings and spellings.

Keywords can be displayed around the classroom.

World's features

Where in the world . . .?

Interactions p. 110 Qu. 1 & 2 Summary

Questions are done on activity sheet 6.1

Map interpretation.

Atlas skills.

Crossword, word search, quizzes.

This chapter could be used as a quiz e.g. Pub table quiz, Who wants to be a millionaire . . .

Population

Too many people?

Interactions p. 112 Qu. 1 – 3 Summary

Extension work – activity sheet 6.2

Analogy with increased class size.

Comparison of populations in Europe, India and China.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of large families.

Compare India/China.

 

Employment

How do jobs affect development?

Interactions p. 114 Qu. 1 – 4 Summary

Extension work – activity sheet 6.3

Define terms.

Compare differences across the world. Graph employment structures:

  • In UK to show change over time and link with development.
  • Worldwide to show variations and link with wealth.
Trade

How does trade affect development?

Interactions p. 116 Qu. 1 – 4 Summary

Is development spread evenly?

Interactions p. 118 Qu. 1 – 3 Summary

Define terms.

Link export types to wealth using rank order of GDP/ main export.

Flow diagram to show problem of relying on single export

.Definitions.

Concept of the rich north and the poor south.

Aid

How can the rich help the poor?

Interactions p. 120 Qu. 1 & 2 Summary

Extension work – activity sheet 6.4

Should we give aid?

Interactions p. 122 Qu. 1 & 2 Summary

Categorising.

Idea of ‘short term’ and ‘long term’ aid.

Refer to recent disasters to help students understand – e.g. Asian earthquake disaster.

Debate advantages/disadvantages of aid.

Plan a ‘successful’ aid project.

Play the ‘road to development’ game.

Cross over with Citizenship here!

Assessment

Self assessment sheet and target setting

Assessment based on sheet 6.5

Use of self-assessment sheets to highlight gaps in the pupils learning and set targets for the next topic.

Assessment sheet 6.5

Pupils to record their test scores against the class average.