Week 13: Mar 31- 4
Should we all have the same?
Learning objectives
Students reflect on how initial responses to the enquiry may have changed by the end of the lesson and why |
Students take part in an interactive activity to determine what is ‘fair’ and if we all have the same need |
Students discuss how needs may be different for different people |
Activity 1
Read Zaweel's message – Questions to consider do we all need the same things to live; Should everyone have the same amount things.
Activity 2
Hand out to some students 10 (pretend) sweets and others one sweet.
Hand out worksheet 5.2 to the class. Ask students to complete 1-4 then compare answers
Discuss as a class Q3 and 4.
Activity 3
Take back the sweets, regroup the class so that half are ‘children’ and the other half are ‘adults’.
Ask how they think the sweets should be handed out now.
Discuss : so we think that it would be fair if adults have the least amount of sweets and children have the most?
Students then complete Q5-8, they then compare their answers with a partner. Discuss their responses to Q6,7, and 8
Activity 4
Hand out some money to the ‘adults. Then tell the class that they can all have some sweets, but that they will have to pay one coin for each sweet
Discuss: ‘is this fair? Why or why not? Why do you think the adults might have money, but the children don't?
Activity 5
Finally, all students are adults but only give half the class money
Discuss: ‘is if fair now that you are all adults? Do you think this is they way society works? Is fairness important in society? Is fairness about sharing everything equally?