Organise yourselves into 2 groups based on which of the following people you would vote for. Be prepared to explain why you choose your group.
Carwyn Jones - Labour Party
Image: Carwyn Jones 2011 - National Assembly For Wales / Cynulliad Cymru © Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
David Cameron - Conservative Party
Andrew RT Davies - Conservative Party
Image: Andrew R. T. Davies - National Assembly For Wales / Cynulliad Cymru © Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Nigel Farage - UKIP
Image: Nigel Farage (2014) - Diliff © Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
Investigation – is it best for Wales if the United Kingdom stay in the European Union?
On Thursday 23rd of June there will be referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain within the European Union (EU).
A referendum is a vote in which nearly everyone of voting age can take part. The side gets more than half of all votes cast wins.
Most of the talk about the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU) is just that; it is about the United Kingdom.
Very little is about Wales leaving the EU. Hopefully in GITN we will help change that.
Who will be able to vote?
How does the UK work KS2 Link - Click below
"Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?"
Voters can choose:
or
The European Union (EU) is a partnership of 28 European countries.
The current 28 member countries are:
Image: EC-EU-enlargement animation - Kolja21 © Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
Since 1958 the EU has grown to become a "single market" allowing goods and people to move around almost as if the member states were one country.
Many members share a currency (type of money like our pound), the euro, which is used by 19 of the member countries, it has its own parliament and it now sets rules or laws.
BBC Guide on the origins of the EU - Click below
The current population of Wales is very close to 3,150,000 (and Cardiff makes up around 358,000 of this population) and it has an area of 20,761 km².
Compare the size of Wales to:
How much of an influence do you think that Wales has in the EU?
How do you think Wales compares in importance to large cities such as London?
How important is it for Wales to make its decisions locally in its own Assembly/Parliament?
Would Wales get overlooked next to the bigger voices of larger countries and cities if it did not have its own Assembly?
Investigation
First try to read the rest of the linked resources and use the A3 question sheet to help you carry out an investigation into of the geography of the 2016 EU Referendum and to work out questions which you can ask to follow up after the results are in from the vote in June.
Introduction
Results
Analysis
Conclusions
Evaluation
The resource is designed to be used as whole class resource from the front of the classroom on the projector/interactive whiteboard.
The various graphics should be supported by teacher exposition based on the text which will not be readable in permitted time to the vast majority of pupils), following this it is ideal that the students have access to the online resource in order to work on the activity sheet (designed to be printed on A3 size paper).
Ideally these activities will be supported by the use of a network room, tablets/laptops or students own phones/devices if permitted.
However the activities are also designed to be used in a typical one hour lesson with the teacher input using the resource from the front of the classroom alongside the resource sheet.
Students can then be set a homework task to study the three articles in advance of the following lesson.
The resource and accompanying sheet is designed to support the LNF framework while giving students key geographical knowledge about places in relation to the EU referendum in 2016.
Either in class or at home read and complete the activities in the online resource article and in the linked articles in this edition of Geography in the News. Attempt to complete all of the activities in the resource sheet.
What you will learn:
You will learn new geographical terms highlighted in purple these should be learned and added to a glossary. A glossary is a list of words and their meanings. You could have one in the back of your geography exercise book, if you have a planner it is probably a good place to keep a glossary, or you may keep a separate glossary or word book. A good glossary helps you build your vocabulary and your literacy. Research meanings using related article content, discussion or a dictionary (either online or a book).
Another issue you may find of interest, Investigating The Welsh Government Elections 2016.