Deforestation/Summary/Teacher Notes

Time Allocation
This module is estimated to take between 1.75 and 2 hours of learner time.

Introductory Activity


If the Internet is not available to the learners, provide the learners with either this, or another photograph to reflect upon. If warned before-hand, learners could bring their own photographs or pictures to school and swap with their peers. Remind the learners not to give any information about the photographs (location, etc.) away.

Activity One: KWL Chart
Encourage the learners to reflect upon their journey by completing their KWL chart. At this stage it should be very near completion.

Activity Two: Hypothesis
The educator may choose to encourage the learners to share their hypothesis with a partner, or with the class. The learners could discuss (in pairs, small groups, or as a class) whether their initial hypothesis has changed, and if so, why. Encourage the learners to answer the original big question with at least three reasons.

Activity Three: Poetry
The learners may be encouraged to use any of the images provided in this unit for inspiration, as well as any of the words they have added to their Word Bank. Their poems could be something special to share with their parents and/or wider community, or it could be treasured as a keepsake.

Assessment One: Rubric
Provide a copy of this rubric to each of the learners. If preferred, this could be given to them at the beginning of the unit, so that they are able to track their progress on a daily (or lesson) basis.

Summary
If applicable, allow the learners to invite friends, family and members from the community to see their displays. A picnic in the school grounds, park or in a nearby forest would be an ideal way to end this unit.

Photo Gallery
A number of photographs are provided in the Photo Gallery as additional resources for the Module Summary. Alternatively, these can be used at the educator's discretion at any other point in the Module.