People versus Parks Can People and Parks coexist

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People versus Parks Can People and Parks
co-exist?

• A Technology Learning Area project for Grade 8

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Learning outcomes

• LO2 Learner is able to demonstrate knowledge and
  understanding of processes and spatial patterns
  dealing with interactions between humans and the
  environment in space and time.
• LO3 Learner is able to apply geographical skills
  and knowledge to environmental issues and
  challenges, recognise values and attitudes, and
  demonstrate the ability to recommend solutions
  and strategies

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Background

• Various land disputes are going on between
  indigenous communities next to National Parks.
• Most of the communities have been forcefully
  removed from their traditional land and
  resettled.
• They have been excluded from decision making
  processes and not compensated

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Project Tasks

• Learners work in groups and investigate the land
  conflict issue from 4 perspectives (politician,
  environmentalist, community member, economist)
• Learners must use thinking tools to find reasons
  for conflict and rank them
• Learners must look for solutions and design a
  brochure reflecting all viewpoints and come up
  with recommendations for co-existence (or not)
• Class must write a letter to the newspaper on
  this issue

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Assessment

• Collaborative rubric self assessment
• Project evaluation rubric individual and group
  efforts are recognised as well as the quality of
  the final products

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Timeframes

• Introduction ( 1period)
• Introductory exercise of 20 minutes linking prior
  knowledge will kickstart the project
• Then class will be divided into groups and
  individual roles be chosen within groups
• Investigation worksheets are handed out and
  gathering phase explained
• Gathering phase (3 periods)
• Processing phase (2 periods thinking tools)
• Production phase (2 periods)

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Resources

• Introductory exercise atlases, website
  http//www.places.co.za/html/south_african_nationa
  l_parks.html, extract from Cape Vidal Memorandum
• Gathering phase links on computer
  http//www.hsrcpress.ac.za
• KNP and Muyexe community
• Environmental Flashpoints in SA
• National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
  (NBSAP)
• The Cape Vidal Memorandum
• Conservation for the people, with the people
• Processing phase Seeing Reason and Visual
  Ranking thinking tools
• Production Phase Brochure storyboard