Learning about Politics

Learning tasks : Find an image that explain at glance the importance to understand global warming and the urgency to make political and economical resolution. Tools/resources: google images with option “images labeled for reuse” Duration: 15 minutes Rap up – Expression of Personal View/ Opinion: In this picture we can see that is very important to do something soon (today….) [...]

Learning tasks : Find an article about recent opinion, as possible scientifically correct, in global warming, political choices and reaction. Tools/resources: Entire web, particularly scientific sites and wikipedia. Duration: 30 minutes In this article are exposed the last argumentations about global warming and the politic choice to solve the problem. As you can see in this picture it’s important [...]

Learning tasks : Find a brief documentary (max 15 minutes) about global warming and another that expose a different point of view on the same argumentation. Tools/resources: Youtube Duration: 30 minutes Watch the following video that show a great and renowned brief documentary by Al Gore. In this second video are highlighted some of Al Gore’s mistakes (or misunderstandings). [...]

Learning tasks : Find an animation (e.g. flash) that show how the greenhouse gases cause the global warming Tools/resources: Search engine with option “swf file” Duration: 30 min   Comment on video : This animation shows in a very simplified way how are produced greenhouse gases. It’s important to recognize how does it work because the political and economic choices are [...]

Topic Sustainable development   Short description The increase of earth surface temperature is due principally of greenhouse gases. The developing countries must increase their production rates due to their industrialization growth but the policies of the major country be inclined to reduce the global emission. How to reach agreement ? List of activities Activity 1 : Find an animation [...]