GREEN FLAG RESOURCES

The resources have been developed for use by a range of ages and abilities of pupils but please feel free to adapt them to suit your needs. Each lesson or 'set' of resources includes a 'Teachers' food for thought' section. This provides some background information for you, as a teacher starting to deliver activities with a global dimension.

The 'Teachers' food for thought' should provide you with a context to place the work in, ideas on how to organise the activities, places to do further background reading about issues you are unfamiliar with and ideas to share and discuss with your pupils to ensure they get the most out of the activities.

We would welcome your feedback on any of the resources.

Name of the activity or resource	Global climate change game
Resource Summary	This is a card-based game to enable pupils to examine the potential or possible global impacts of climate change. This activity aims to allow pupils to begin discussion on the global nature of climate change and encourage empathy and understanding for what may happen in different parts of the world.
Suitable for	Key Stage 1 - with support Key Stage 2 and 3 Key Stage 4 - independently
Download resource	Teachers' plan and food for thought - Global Climate Change Game Global Climate Change Game Instructions Global Climate Change Game Cards Key Stage 1 Global Climate Change Game Cards Key Stage 2 and 3 Global Climate Change Game.zip Download Winzip

Name of the activity or resource	Global renewables energy issues
Resource Summary	A series of case studies based on the use of renewable energy sources in developing countries. Some case studies are supported with video clips available from the Ashen Awards website. The case studies can be used to develop discussion about the issues and impacts using a development compass rose (also provided).
Suitable for	Key stage 2 Key Stage 3 Could be suitable for Key Stage 4 with adaptation to increase the complexity (eg at the similarities and interrelationships between the projects using similar energy sources).
Download resource	Teachers' plan and food for thought global renewable energy issues. Case study treadle pumps India Case study bio-fuel Borneo Case study bio-gas China Case study micro-hydro Peru Electricity reaches Los Pocitos (solar power in Nicaragua) Development compass rose worksheet Global renewables energy.zip Download Winzip

Name of the activity or resource	Global food V Carbon food
Resource Summary	This activity aims to enable pupils to examine and investigate the wider issues of the energy use and environmental impact of our food production, not just food miles but carbon output from field to fork. It focuses on a comparison between British and New Zealand lamb but includes other food products too, leading to the pupils taking part in a debate or discussion on issues of trade, farming practices and carbon emissions. It also examines the forces at play in our shopping and purchasing choices and examines elements of bias and propaganda in the media.
Suitable for	Key Stage 4 Key Stage 3 (with support or having done preliminary work) Key Stage 2 (gifted and talented in English)
Download resource	Teachers' food for thought - Global food, Carbon food Global food V Carbon food worksheet Greener by Miles, Telegraph article - June 07 Food that Travels Well, New York Times article - August 07 Global food V Carbon food.zip Download Winzip