Approach: One
to one |
Level:
Year 8 |
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Focus:
Understanding
value positions: industry and environment. |
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5.2MB |
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.
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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.
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%
responses
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y8
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1.
What could be some of the good things about having a new factory? |
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2.
What groups of people might think that having a new factory could be good
for the town? |
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3.
Why might they think it's a good thing for the town? |
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GOOD
THINGS |
direct
employment
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35
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indirect
employment
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55
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town
more lively, interesting
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22
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Groups
in favour
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people
who:
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hope
to work in factory
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41
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hope
to build factory
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12
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hope
to supply or service the factory or its workers
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25
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think
the town will gain financially
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19
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think
town should be more lively
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5
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Other
people think that having a new factory near the town would be really bad. |
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4.
What could be some of the bad things about having a new factory in this
place? |
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5.
What groups of people might think that having a new factory could be a
bad thing? |
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6.
Why might they think it's a bad thing? |
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7. How could having a new factory affect the area or environment near
the town? |
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Bad
things change natural landscape
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51
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river/air
pollution
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89
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health
damage people, animals, plants
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46
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increased
traffic
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25
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noise
pollution
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29
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change
community mix
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8
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cutting
down lots of trees (bad)
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53
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general
dislike of change
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20
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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. |