At the the first Shepparton CRT Support Network Collegial meeting something came up I'd like to share.
http://www.worldometers.info/
This site has a list of world statistics updated in real time. It's very interesting to just have a quick look at for sure.
One of our members uses the worldometers in a range of classrooms for a range of reasons. He goes to the site and puts a set of stats up on the IWB and then asks questions about the statistics. He gave us the example where he used the Oil statistics to engage the students and then pose a question to the class:
"What is oil used to make".
Of course there's pertol and oil for your car, grease and other lubricants, tar for roads and so on but there's also solvents, plastics and even food colourings and flavourings.
http://www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm
Chemicals for medicine, plastic for heart valves, lubricants for industrial machinery, glues, CDs and DVDs, dish washing liquid, floor wax... The list goes on. what is our world going to be like if we don't have these things or have to find other ways to make them?
A great activity to help students understand exactly how reliant we
are on petroleum. And that's only one way to use the worldometers.
A fantastic resource and way to use it. Thanks go out to Dunny for sharing!
Regards,
Mel.
