Starter
Key word:
Resource – a resource is a stock or supply of something that has value
or a purpose. The three most important resources are food, water and
energy.
In your book, list
everything you ate, used
water for (e.g. shower,
washing up) and
everything you used
energy for (e.g. charging
your mobile phone).
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The global distribution of resources
Lesson objective:
Know how food, energy and water are significant for our well-being and
identify how their distribution is uneven.
WALT:
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To recognise the importance of food, water and energy.
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To recognise the importance of food, water and energy and how they
contribute to economic and social well-being.
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To accurately describe the global inequalities in the supply and
consumption of food, water and energy.
Literacy objective: to use PEE.
Keywords: resource, distribution, inequality
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The resource game!
• Take your Smarties and divide them
out evenly between your group.
• Your Smarties represent the world’s
resources:
– Blue = water
– Yellow = energy
– Red = food
• Record how many of each colour you
have at the beginning.
• Take it in turns to choose a card.
Every time something happens to
one of your resources, record your
new amount of Smarties
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The average calorie
consumption in your country is
3,200 per person (about 14
Mars bars). You have got
plenty of food and obesity is
becoming a problem. Give one
food to the country with the
least.
The World Health Organisation
(WHO) suggests that we need
2000–2400 calories per day to
be healthy. Over one billion
people in the world fall below
this level and are described as
malnourished. The average
consumption in your country is
only 1,580 per person (about 7
Mars bars). Gain two foods
from a country of your
choice.
Between 5-14% of your
population is malnourished
(they don’t get enough calories
per day). Gain one food from
a country of your choice.
The percentage of
malnourished people in your
country is below 5% and
because of this, your people
are healthy and they are able
to work to contribute to
economic development. The
amount of food you have
stays the same.
Your country uses 82% of its
water for agriculture. You
don’t have enough water
(water scarcity), so choose
the country with the most
amount of water to give you
one.
Your country uses 75% of its
water in industry, e.g.
producing cakes and cars. Your
country has water to spare, so
give one water to the country
with the least.
Your country is mainly a desert
and has very little water
(physical water scarcity). Gain
one water from the country
with the most.
Your country is a newly
emerging economy (NEE) and
has little or no water scarcity.
Keep the same amount of
water.
Your country supplies much of
the world’s energy, but its own
consumption is relatively
small. Give one energy to a
country of your choice.
The annual consumption of
energy per person per year is
between 75 – 149 British
thermal units (Btu). This is
quite high, but not as high as
energy consumption in the
USA, which uses between 250400 Btu. You don’t produce
enough energy yourself, gain
two energy from a country of
your choice.
The world’s richest one billion
people consume 50% of the
world’s energy, while the
poorest one billion consume
only 4% of the world’s energy.
You are a LIC and use less
energy, so give one energy
away to a country of your
choice.
Your country is developing
quickly and needs more
energy. Between 2003 and
2011, your country saw an
increase of 53% in its
consumption of energy.
Choose the country with the
most energy to give energy
to you.
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Using the cards
• Now try to group the cards together into 4 piles that
might represent 4 different countries.
• Can you suggest the type of country being described by
the cards, e.g. HIC / LIC / NEE. Can you name an
example of this country?
• Examples:
– The UK
– Saudi Arabia
– China
– Niger
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Energy
Water
Food
How did you do?
The UK:
The average calorie
consumption in your
country is 3,200 per
person (about 14 Mars
bars). You have got
plenty of food and
obesity is becoming a
problem.
Saudi Arabia:
The percentage of
malnourished people in
your country is below
5% and because of this,
your people are healthy
and they are able to
work to contribute to
economic
development.
China:
The percentage of malnourished
population is moderately low, as
it’s between 5-14%.
Niger:
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
suggests that we need 2000–2400
calories per day to be healthy. Over one
billion people in the world fall below
this level and are described as
malnourished. The average consumption
in your country is only 1,580 per person
(about 7 Mars bars).
Your country uses 75%
of its water in industry,
e.g. producing cakes
and cars. Your country
has water to spare.
Your country is mainly
a desert and has very
little water (physical
water scarcity).
Your country is a newly emerging
economy (NEE) and has little or
no water scarcity.
Your country uses 82% of its water for
agriculture. You don’t have enough
water (water scarcity).
The annual consumption
of energy per person
per year is between 75 –
149 British thermal
units (Btu). This is quite
high, but not as high as
energy consumption in
the USA , which uses
between 250-400 Btu.
Your country supplies
much of the world’s
energy, but its own
consumption is
relatively small.
Your country is developing
quickly and needs more energy.
The world’s richest one billion people
consume 50% of the world’s energy,
while the poorest one billion consume
only 4% of the world’s energy. You are a
LIC and use less energy.
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Between 2003 and 2011, your
country saw an increase of 53% in
its consumption of energy.
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Answer the following questions in your book
Remember
to use PEE.
1. How did the game make you feel? Why?
2. Overall, which type of country do you think you might have
been? A LIC, HIC or a NEE?
3. Are our world’s resources evenly distributed? Use examples
from the cards to support your answer.
4. How might demand and access to resources change in the
future?
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Plenary
Look back at your list
from the beginning of
the lesson, what could
you do to reduce the
amount of resources
you use?
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