Product Success Criteria:

• A carefully selected, powerful question will be originated by the student group.

• A panel will be selected who have conducted research into their particular lobby group stance.

• The audience will be ready to provide opinions in response to the panel answers or ask follow up questions.

Organisation:

• Whole group conducts research into the economic/political issues involved in/surrounding …, looking at, for instance, rainforest land usage

• The group devises a process via which a powerful question can be selected

• The group is split into different lobby groups to represent, for example, the indigenous population, meat/ palm oil producers, consumers, conservationists and politicians.Groups study how the issue will affect them

• Roles are assigned (for example: panel chair person, panel members, audience etc)

• A format and protocol is agreed

Development:

• Draw together a list of conclusive statements

• Film/record the debate

• Challenge students to adopt the role of a lobby group member whose stance they are opposed to

Teacher's Notes:

You could also link this lesson to the KS2 Quest 5 – Posing Searching Questions on Rainforest Conservation

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