Unit Title - Conflict
Unit Plan |
During this topic you will investigate the cause and consequences of conflict on a variety of scales.
You will learn about|: - different conflicts at different scales; local, national and international conflicts - the pattern of where major conflicts and civil wars exist today - the global distribution of resources and economic development in order to understand why some conflicts exist - the cause and effects of a named conflict - the impacts of international conflicts with a focus on the European refugee crisis In addition you will create an inquiry project into a conflict of your choice and present these to your class. |
What is conflict?
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Conflict is:-
•a serious disagreement or argument •a prolonged armed struggle •a state of mind in which a person experiences a clash of opposing feelings •a serious difference between two or more opinions. |
What conflicts are you already aware of? Past or present?
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Below are some examples of conflicts from local, national and international scales. Discuss and decide which scale category each conflicts fits into.
1) “Syria crisis: France to test Russia's chemical weapons plan at the UN - live updates” The Guardian, 10/9/2013
2) “Do not wear headscarves; do not wear crucifixes; do not question the syllabus: France’s school rules- Some Muslim critics condemn 15-point charter as a thinly veiled attack on Islam”- Independent 10/9/2013
3) ‘My Tesco lift ordeal‘ - A CUSTOMER has demanded an apology from Tesco after getting her arm trapped in a lift door which later turned out to be broken. Croydon Advertiser , 10/9/2013
4) “A licence to waste taxpayers’ money: MPs blast BBC chiefs over £25m in pay-offs” BBC, 10,9,2013
5) ‘Firm gets licence to explore Croydon for fracking sites’- Croydon Advertiser, 5/8/2013
6) “Study says climate change exacerbated half of recent extreme weather events- A new study links 2012's extreme heatwaves, hurricane Sandy and ice melt to climate change, though not rainfall or cold spells” –The Guardian, 5/9/2013
7) “Lewisham hospital campaigners win court battle to save A&E from downgrade”- Evening Standard, 3/7/13
Now download and complete the task sheet below, glue it into your book.
1) “Syria crisis: France to test Russia's chemical weapons plan at the UN - live updates” The Guardian, 10/9/2013
2) “Do not wear headscarves; do not wear crucifixes; do not question the syllabus: France’s school rules- Some Muslim critics condemn 15-point charter as a thinly veiled attack on Islam”- Independent 10/9/2013
3) ‘My Tesco lift ordeal‘ - A CUSTOMER has demanded an apology from Tesco after getting her arm trapped in a lift door which later turned out to be broken. Croydon Advertiser , 10/9/2013
4) “A licence to waste taxpayers’ money: MPs blast BBC chiefs over £25m in pay-offs” BBC, 10,9,2013
5) ‘Firm gets licence to explore Croydon for fracking sites’- Croydon Advertiser, 5/8/2013
6) “Study says climate change exacerbated half of recent extreme weather events- A new study links 2012's extreme heatwaves, hurricane Sandy and ice melt to climate change, though not rainfall or cold spells” –The Guardian, 5/9/2013
7) “Lewisham hospital campaigners win court battle to save A&E from downgrade”- Evening Standard, 3/7/13
Now download and complete the task sheet below, glue it into your book.
| scale of conflict task sheet.docx |
Cause of conflict
Read the poem below entitled 'The Cause of War'. Your challenge is to try to identify as many causes from the poem as you can. Write a list in your book.
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Watch these videos for an insight in to some current conflicts. Consider the cause and consequences of each. What similarities do you see? |
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The geography of conflict
Take a look at the following websites. They show you where current major conflicts exist and give you details about them.
https://www.irinnews.org/maps-and-graphics/2017/04/04/updated-mapped-world-war
http://www.cfr.org/global/global-conflict-tracker/
Glue your copy of the world map across a double page spread. Then on your world map, locate a minimum of 10 conflicts. Annotate your map with details about the cause of each conflict.
Stretch and challenge - add details on the consequences of each conflict
https://www.irinnews.org/maps-and-graphics/2017/04/04/updated-mapped-world-war
http://www.cfr.org/global/global-conflict-tracker/
Glue your copy of the world map across a double page spread. Then on your world map, locate a minimum of 10 conflicts. Annotate your map with details about the cause of each conflict.
Stretch and challenge - add details on the consequences of each conflict
| world_map.docx |
Download the following task sheet which will help you to identify patterns between resources, poverty and conflicts. Complete the tasks on the sheet. You will be completing the final task on the map from the last activity/lesson.
