Introductory PowerPoint, classification task and summary sheet.

If any has a copy of the BBC programme ‘The Poles are coming’, I’d be very grateful.

I’ll be using the great population jelly babies game as an introduction.

Also produced a living graph exercise on World population growth and a simple factors affecting birth and death rates fill in sheet.

Started a new page for my CCEA tectonic resources.

Two new resources, an introduction to different rock types and the rock cycle

and a plenary activity based upon this brilliant video.

I wanted to take a source-based approach.

I’m going to start the theme by watching a Channel 4 programme for schools called ‘Consumer Power- Chocolate’, it was online at Teachers TV but can no longer be found in the search, it provides a good overview of the conditions faced by cocoa farmers and the issues related to the trade.

Also found this video which I feel gives a good overview of the concept of Fair Trade.

I’ve then produced two pen portraits of cocoa farmers, adapted from real case studies, but emphasising the areas I wanted. Followed by a task considering the arguments for and against the concept of Fair Trade.

Whilst using these sources I want students to summarise their findings in the sheet provided, which I’ll then go over using the following presentation, well that’s the plan…

P.S. mustn’t forget a little tasting

Also produced an accompanying worksheet. Also found this little video today which I thought has quite useful.