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Money Doesn't Grow on Trees

The Poverty Factor


Money Doesn't Grow on Trees

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See CyberSchoolBus: Poverty.

  1. Do the class activity.

  2. Discuss reasons why people may have difficulty gaining access to employment and basic healthcare, education and essentials like food, clothing and water.

  3. Record the class's findings on a Spider Map.

  4. Refer to the Community Service section. Consider possible Social Action that students themselves could take to address factors that cause poverty.

  5. Organise access to the World Bank's PovertyNet site.

  6. In pairs or small groups students start conducting a Mini Inquiry into factors that limit people's access to resources, goods and services. They will continue collecting information from the CyberSchoolBus Poverty Curriculum as you work through the seven lessons with them.




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