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TOPIC 3: RESOURCE ISSUES CONT...Continued from previous page.Teaching Strategies ACTIVITIES ResourcesActivity 3: FARM ISSUES AND INTEREST GROUPSKeypoint: Some ways of managing resources on farms have been criticised in the media bydifferent groups. These groups have different interests and points of view based on information,experience and attitudes.Research aresource issueKnowledge andunderstandingSome farm management practices have come under criticism by different interestgroups. Discuss the interests/beliefs of some the following groups: animal activists,environmentalists, conservationists, “greenies”, “rednecks”, “cowboys”, consumer groups.Children can:AnalysisEvaluateSynthesis• Choose one of the following issues and find out more about it:• Chickens in cages (battery hens) for egg-laying• ‘Mulesing’ of sheep to prevent blowfly strike• Live export of sheep on ships to the middle east• Clearing land of trees and native vegetation• Planting genetically modified crops• Practices leading to soil salinityInclude in the research:• A picture that shows / represents the issue• Describe what the practice involves and the reasons behind it.• Explain why those who oppose the practice are against it• Give their opinion on the issuePresent the research as either:• A poster to contribute to a classroom “Farm issues wall” OR• An article with a catchy news title• Compile the stories and elect an editorial group to arrange them into a “Farm issuesnewspaper”. Run copies for everyone in the class and make copies available to circulate inthe school / in the community.Pencils/poster paper /cut & paste materialsComputer, paper62