Chapter Graphic : Timber Factory
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Approach: One to one  Level: Year 8
Focus: Understanding value positions: industry and environment.
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Resources: Two picture sheets.

Questions / instructions:
New Zealand is a country with a lot of trees. Sometimes the trees are cut down and the logs are sent to other countries. The other countries use the logs to make things. These countries can make a lot of money from the things they make.

Let's imagine a place in New Zealand like the one shown in this picture.

Show picture sheet 1 (environment).

Logs from trees in big forests near this place are sold to other countries. Some people want to build a factory in this place. The factory would process the wood from the trees before it goes to another country. Here are pictures of what the factory could look like.

Show picture sheet 2 ( 4 factory pictures).

Some people think that having a new factory in the place shown in picture 1 will be really good for the nearby town.

     
% responses
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1. What could be some of the good things about having a new factory?
2. What groups of people might think that having a new factory could be good for the town?
3. Why might they think it's a good thing for the town?
GOOD THINGS
direct employment
35
    
indirect employment
55
town more lively, interesting
22
Groups in favour
people who:
hope to work in factory
41
        
hope to build factory
12
hope to supply or service the factory or its workers
25
think the town will gain financially
19
think town should be more lively
5
Other people think that having a new factory near the town would be really bad.
4. What could be some of the bad things about having a new factory in this place?
5. What groups of people might think that having a new factory could be a bad thing?
6. Why might they think it's a bad thing?
7. How could having a new factory affect the area or environment near the town?
 
Bad things change natural landscape
51
river/air pollution
89
health damage — people, animals, plants
46
increased traffic
25
noise pollution
29
change community mix
8
cutting down lots of trees (bad)
53
general dislike of change
20
Commentary:
The results present an interesting picture of the thinking of year 8 students on these issues. Environmental concerns were more strongly identified than possible benefits to the community and its individual members.
 
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