EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY PLAN

LEARNING TASK

Understand the meaning of peace, justice, and strong institutions.  Explore how conflict and corruption affect countries.  Compare peaceful and unstable countries using simple indicators.  Propose actions that young people can take to promote peace and fairness. Collaboratively create a short digital output (poster or mini campaign).

GOALS ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL CURRICULUM

General competences

1. Civic responsibility and active citizenship.
2. Critical thinking and ethical reasoning.
3. Digital competence and responsible use of online tools.
4. Cultural awareness and respect for diversity
5. Communication and collaboration skills.

Subject competences

6. Interpret simple global data – maps, indexes, charts.
7. Identify regions affected by conflict.
8. Explain the importance of stable institutions for development.
9. Understand basic concepts such as democracy, corruption, human rights, equality before the law.
10. Relate global issues to local community life.

Integration with other subjects

Civic Education – democracy, human rights,  History – causes and consequences of conflicts, English  – vocabulary: peace, justice, rights, corruption, government, equality, ICT – digital collaboration tools – Mentimeter, Wordwall, Canva, Padlet

MATERIALS / EQUIPMENT

Digital tools: Mentimeter, Word Cloud, interactive world map, Word wall, Kahoot, Canva, Google Slides, Padlet

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Icebreaker What is Peace – 5 minutes

Digital tool:  Mentimeter Word Cloud

Question for students: “What does PEACE mean to you? “

Students submit one word via mobile device. Possible answers can be:  safety, respect, no war, equality.

Teacher highlights connections between peace, justice, institutions.

2. Interactive Exploration: Peace Map Challenge – 10 minutes

Digital tool: Interactive world map https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/#/

• Students observe a simplified world map showing countries with high peace levels /black/ and countries with conflict / red/. In pairs, they answer simple guiding questions:
  • Which regions have more conflicts?
  • Why do you think some countries are more peaceful?
  • How does conflict affect people´s lives?
• Short class feedback.
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3. Digital Quiz Game: Justice or Injustice – 8 minutes

• Digital tool: Wordwall or Kahoot
• https://wordwall.net/resource/106396812/justice-or-injustice
• https://wordwall.net/resource/57883334/justice
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• Students decide whether situations show justice or injustice. Examples of situations: Everyone can vote.
• A journalist is arrested for speaking the truth.
• Courts treat all people equally.
• Only rich people get good lawyers.
• Teacher briefly explains the importance of fair institutions.
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4. Group Activity: Build a Strong Country Simulation – 15 minutes

• Digital tool: Canva or Google Slides
• Students work in small groups. Each group creates a mini digital poster titled” Our Strong and Peaceful Country Needs…”
• Criteria:
• 3 rules or principles: e.g. free elections, equal laws, etc.
• 1 symbol or image
• 3 key vocabulary words in English
• Sentence starters:
  • A strong country should …
  • It is important that ….
  • People must have the right to …
• Groups present their ideas briefly – 1 minute per group.
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REFLECTION. ASSESSMENT

Digital tool: Mentimeter Poll or Padlet.

Students answer:

• One new concept I learned today…
• Why strong institutions are important…
• One action young people can take to promote peace…

Teacher summarizes: Peace is not only no war, it includes fairness, rights, trust in institutions.

Formative assessment is ongoing and based on:

• Participation in digital word cloud
• Quiz result
• Engagement in discussion
• Quality and clarify of group digital poster
• Use of key vocabulary

Assessment Criteria:

• Ability to distinguish justice from injustice
• Logical thinking and argumentation
• Collaboration in group work
• Basic use of subject/related English vocabulary

Self/ reflection

Students evaluate:

• Did I participate actively?
• Did I understand why institutions matter?
• Can I explain why peace is important for development?

APPENDIX 1

A self-reflection sheet