Lesson Pack · List reasons why the charity’s work is important to society and why it deserves...
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Photo courtesy of (Karen [email protected]) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution Charities Research Lesson Pack These elephants were made to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. They were decorated by artists and placed around the city. You could visit them over the summer of 2016. They were auctioned and the money raised (£410,600) was donated to the Children’s Hospital Charity.
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Charities Research Lesson Pack
These elephants were made to raise money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. They were decorated by artists and
placed around the city. You could visit them over the summer of 2016. They were auctioned and the money
raised (£410,600) was donated to the Children’s Hospital Charity.
• To research one charity in detail.
• To explain why this charity’s work is worthwhile and present your findings to others.
• To reflect critically on your own values and opinions.
• To understand the work and role of charities.
Learning Objective
Success Criteria
Starter
Who or What Deserves the Greatest Support?
Research
Mini Presentation Carousel
Discussion
Contents
Plenary: Who or What Deserves the Greatest Support?
Are some charities more worthwhile than others? Why do people choose to support one type of charity over another? Discuss these questions with your partner and be prepared to feed back your ideas.
Starter
Who or What Deserves the Greatest Support?
Charities that support animals
Charities that protect the environment
Charities that support people
Who or What Deserves the Greatest Support?
Which of these three types of charity do you think is most worthy of your support? Rank them in order, from 1 to 3. Be prepared to explain your reasons.
Working in pairs, you have 30 minutes to research a charity from the type that you ranked second or third. You must describe in detail what this charity does. List reasons why the charity’s work is important to society and why it deserves support and donations.
Research
Extension: Gather information that might help to persuade
someone that the work of this charity is more important than the work of other charities. You can
use facts and statistics to back up your claims!
You will now work in small groups. One person from each group will be a presenter and present their research findings. The other people in the group are the researchers and they will divide up and go and listen to the presenters in each of the other groups. Researchers must listen to one presenter from another group, and find out: • what their charity does; • three reasons why their charity’s work is important to society.
They will then be responsible for retelling that information to their original group.
Mini Presentation Carousel
All researchers should now return to their original group. They should each feed back to their group about the presentation they listened to and what they learned. As a group, fill in your activity sheet with information about all of the charities you have heard about.
Small Group Feedback
Have your ideas about the importance of different types of charity changed since you carried out your research and listened to the presentations? What factors should people consider when choosing a charity to support? Why do people choose certain charities over others? How can you support a charity?
Discussion
Plenary: Who or What Deserves the Greatest Support?
Charities that support animals
Charities that protect the environment
Charities that support people
Which of these three types of charity do you think is most worthy of your support? Have your feelings changed over the course of the lesson? If you had £100 to donate to a range of charities, what types of charity would you support? Would you give all of your money to just one type or would you spread it out? How could you check that you had the best choice of charities?
Plenary: Who or What Deserves the Greatest Support?
Extension: Explain your answers. Consider how economic, personal, social and cultural
reasons may influence your decisions.
• To research one charity in detail.
• To explain why this charity’s work is worthwhile and present your findings to others.
• To reflect critically on your own values and opinions.
• To understand the work and role of charities.
Learning Objective
Success Criteria
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