Fields of Death

Social Studies Online

General Background

Divide the class into groups of six students. Either provide online access to Landmines - The Facts or provide a printed version for each group (including the map for Where the Mines Come From). Each group will also need cardboard squares approximately 20cm x 20cm for Tiles, a sheet of paper large enough to glue all six cardboard squares on to, and glue sticks.

Each member of the group is responsible for one of the following six headings:

• The Basics;
• Where the Mines Come From;
• The Worst Affected;
• Who They Kill;
• The Social Cost;
• The Medical Cost.

(Leave out Why They Don't Make Sense unless the class has uneven numbers.)

Each student will create a Tile for a group Tile Mosaic illustrating, with words and visuals, the key points from their section of the material.

Place the completed Mosaics around the room for reference during the unit.

Further information for each heading:

• The Basics
• Where the Mines Come From
• The Worst Affected
• Who They Kill
• The Medical Cost