Improving a Shanty Town version 2.0
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The document describes a shanty town called Ariba on the edge of Mexico City that is home to 22 million people. It discusses having students participate in a learning activity where they are given points to spend over 2 years to improve the quality of life in Ariba by prioritizing issues like crime, education, health, employment, and building quality. The goal is for students to understand the challenges faced by residents of shanty towns and strategies for improving life.
Improving a Shanty Town version 2.0
- 1. Shanty Town Improving a Version 2.0 Developed from “More Thinking Through Geography” Wednesday, 22 September 2010
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- 3. If you lived here, what daily hardships would you face? Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 4. The largest city in North America Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 5. Home to 22 million people Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 6. This place is ARIBA, itʼs on the edge of Mexico City Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 7. A shanty town is called a “Barrio” in Mexico. Ariba Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 8. The residents want to set up a ʻself-help schemeʼ Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 9. Learning Objective To understand how we can improve the QUALITY OF LIFE in a shanty town like ARIBA. Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 10. Learning Objective To understand how we can improve the QUALITY OF LIFE in a shanty town like ARIBA. Study the fact file, map and planning sheet Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 11. What are the biggest problems for these people? Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 12. Your group has 200 ‘shanty town points’ for two years. But with no guarantee of any more! Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 13. THINK! What are you priorities for development? Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 14. THINK! What are you priorities for development? Crime? Education? Health? Employment? Building Quality? Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 15. Stop! Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 16. Debrief Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 17. How did your group decide itʼs priorities? Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 18. Did this help in deciding how to spend your STPʼs? Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 19. Extension Task Create a short report describing and explaining how we can improve life in a shanty town like Ariba. Seal Targets: 35, 39, 43, 46, 48 and 50. Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 20. I can now... • Give a strategy • Explain a strategy • Analyse a range of strategies... ...for improving a shanty town. Wednesday, 22 September 2010
- 21. learn something new every day Developed from “More Thinking Through Geography” S. Jones 2009 [email protected] http://geographyjones.posterous.com/ Photo Credits: Flickr Wednesday, 22 September 2010