We all own stuff, and a quotidian act is generally adding to that by buying something new.
In order to do that we need an income (or a credit card) and our income generally determines the sort of stuff that we buy, and at what cost.
There are many TED talks which are of value to Geographers.
We've been using Dollar Street with Year 7 and Year 8 groups to explore the inequalities in access to food and other items in homes with differing levels of income.
The students have been fascinated by the images that Dollar Street offers, and we have been asking them to explore the 'stuff' that is owned by the families and whether there are thresholds to owning an object such as a washing machine (see the Hans Rosling video on this topic to see how important it is)
Anna from Gapminder gave a TED Talk a while ago, and that is now available to view here...
In order to do that we need an income (or a credit card) and our income generally determines the sort of stuff that we buy, and at what cost.
There are many TED talks which are of value to Geographers.
The students have been fascinated by the images that Dollar Street offers, and we have been asking them to explore the 'stuff' that is owned by the families and whether there are thresholds to owning an object such as a washing machine (see the Hans Rosling video on this topic to see how important it is)
Anna from Gapminder gave a TED Talk a while ago, and that is now available to view here...
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