Is the Amazon rainforest being developed or destroyed?
(preparation) Activities Divide the class into four groups. Each group represents a different set of people affected by the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest: the Brazilian government, poor migrant farmers, tribal people and environmentalists. Ask each group to research ‘their’ viewpoint using specific websites. Some pupils could conduct a search to find other relevant sites. Each group should work together to prepare a 10-minute presentation, which they will later make to the rest of the class, using ICT, in a mock public meeting. They could also create any of the following: promotional leaflets using desktop-publishing packages, a classroom display, a questionnaire for other pupils in the school, a video presentation or report promoting their viewpoint. Each group should allocate tasks among its members, and work together to coordinate their efforts throughout this preparation stage. Outcomes represent a viewpoint using a variety of presentation techniques select and use informa
