Lesson summary
This lesson is designed to encourage empathy in students by getting them to consider the impact of climate change on food production. Through discussion, role play and the use of strategies including Edward De Bono’s ‘Thinking Hats’ and group role play, students will think about food production issues from various perspectives.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- grasp the significance of climate change impacts upon food production in Australia
- conceptualise the global climate change issue affecting life in their home country
- work in groups to empathise with different people in the community.
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