A resource for teaching and learning about consuming planet earth

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Consuming the planet
Principles of good interviewing
– Think about what information you want to gain from the interview.
– Try to write open-ended questions that involve more than a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ response.
– Questions should:
– be asked one at a time
– be worded clearly
– not all start with ‘Why?’
– Try and memorise the key questions. You may not be able to literally go through
them one by one.
– You may want to practise the interview in advance – so that it will go smoothly!
– Arrive on time with plenty of paper to take notes, and thank the interviewee for making
time available for the interview. If you want to tape the interview and/or take photographs,
ask in advance.
– Learn to take notes from your conversation without it interfering with the discussion.
– Review your questions at the end of the interview to make sure you’ve addressed them.
– Practise the interview in advance with a classmate.
3. My home’s a tourist attraction!
Imagine that you have been given the opportunity to turn your garden or nearest open space
into a destination for local tourists and overseas visitors. Write a plan detailing:
– how you would develop the site into an attraction
– what infrastructure and services you would need eg. toilets, signs
– how you would promote it and who to
– what measures you would put in place to protect it
– what measure you would put in place to ensure your neighbours were
not inconvenienced
– how you would ensure that the wider community benefited from your
venture as well as yourself
– how you would get it accredited as an ecotourism attraction.
Did you know?
An ordinary 100 watt light bulb generates a kilogram
of greenhouse gas every 10 hours it runs, while a low
voltage halogen lamp generates a kilogram every 15
hours and a compact fluorescent lamp every 50 hours.
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