Looking at the world
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This lesson aims to give students a better understanding of their place in the world and a deeper appreciation for life by exploring the huge diversity on our tiny planet. It begins with a journey looking at a famous photo taken by Voyager 1 from 3.7 billion miles away, known as "The Pale Blue Dot," which shows Earth as a tiny dot in the vastness of space. The lesson notes that within the blue dot of Earth, the United Kingdom is an even tinier dot, and discusses population sizes and rankings to show students their small position globally in order to open their eyes to the diversity in the world.
Looking at the world
- 1. This lesson looks at the world around us and will open our eyes to the huge diversity found on this tiny planet we call home hopefully giving us a better understanding of our place in the world and a deeper appreciation for the life we live here.
- 3. So to begin with, lets go on a journey 3.7billion miles away
- 4. On Valentines Day, 1990, NASA commanded Voyager 1 to turn around and take one last photograph of our Solar System. From 3.7 billion miles away, this is what it saw
- 5. This famous photo is known as The Pale Blue Dot. It is actually a picture of earth. CAN YOU SEE IT?
- 6. This famous photo is known as The Pale Blue Dot. It is actually a picture of earth. WHAT ABOUT NOW?
- 7. One famous astronomer called it a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam
- 8. We live in the United Kingdom, which is a dot on the dot. With a population of 64million we are the 27th biggest country in the world, between Thailand and Italy!
- 9. In terms of the actual size of Northern Ireland we find ourselves 80th in the world somewhere between Guinea and Uganda!
- 10. So lets open our eyes to our world
- 14. 50 50 How many would be men and how many women?
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- 26. Use the facts you have discovered to help you create a poster showing the diversity in our world.
- 27. 61 Asians 12 Europeans 08 North Americans 05 South America and the Caribbean 13 Africans 01 Oceania 50 women 50 men 47 lives in urban area 12 are disabled 33 are Christian (Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Anglicans and other Christians) 21 are Muslims 13 are Hindus 06 are Buddhists 01 Sikhs 01 Jews 11 are non-religious 11 practice other religions 03 Atheists 43 live without basic sanitation 18 live without an improved water source 20 people own 75% of the entire world income 14 are hungry or malnourished 12 can't read Only 12 have a computer Only 8 have an internet connection 01 adult, aged 15-49, has HIV/AIDS The village spend 贈780 trillion on military expenditures UN and only US$ 100 billion on development aid If you keep your food in a refrigerator And your clothes in a closet If you have a roof over your head And have a bed to sleep in You are richer than 75% of the entire world population 21 people live on 78p per day or less
Editor's Notes
- #12: Open Your Eyes