About This Lesson
This lesson plan gives guidance on using Google to research information on identity, race and membership, understanding the diversity of national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom and the need for mutual respect and understanding.
The first activity involves mapping the geographical and cultural origins of members of the class. The students find out where their grandparents were born, and plot the country or area of the UK on a Google My Map.
The class can then identify the range of countries represented, and go on in activity two to consider the reasons why people move from their country of origin and the social and economic effects of this mobility. They create a presentation on a country from which their ancestors, or a famous person that they are interested in, originated. They can use Google Earth and Google Images to add information and images to their presentations and should cover topics such as which continent it is in, climate, standard of living, religion, current government and human rights.
The final activity asks students to research why people would move to the UK from abroad, what they think it might be like coming to Britain and what affect it has on the UK.
This is a really good Citizenship resource with interactive elements that could be really engaging. It could lead to lead to some interesting discussions, altough may need to be dealt with sensitively depending on the needs and background of the members of the class.