Secondary Upd8s
Three Secondary Upd8 activities produced by the Association of Science Education (ASE) in collaboration with Practical Action for the Global Learning Programme England.
Each looks at a ‘big question’ faced by a child living in a developing country and encourages pupils to work scientifically and investigate the science behind a potential solution.
Materials for each lesson comprise of a PowerPoint presentation, which incorporates student worksheets, and comprehensive teacher notes with links to useful secondary sources of information. In addition to being suitable for the science curriculum these materials can be used in a science or STEM club.
In this secondary Upd8 pupils look at how the Tanzanian Government has solved problems caused by iodine deficiency by adding iodine to their salt. They work scientifically to discover why iodine is so important to diet, and make an informed decision as to whether or not it should be added to salt in the UK.
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Iodine initiative - Teacher guide...
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Iodine initiative - PowerPoint
In this secondary Upd8 pupils look at the differences between reduce, reuse and recycle. By comparing extraction of aluminium from bauxite rock with recycling aluminium cans they investigate the efficacy of recycling. They discover how plastics and aluminium are reused and recycled in Nepal and may continue to produce some products of their own.
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Reuse or recycle?- Teacher nopttes...
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This activity looks at the efficacy of recycling, and how both reusing and recycling materials have their role in sustai...
In this secondary Upd8 pupils find out how flood alert systems developed in Nepal have helped save lives. They use their knowledge and skills in building electronic circuits to design and build their own flood alert system.
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Flood alert - Teacher notes
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Flood alert - PowerPoint presentation...