Reversing desertification

Year level: Lower secondary Learning outcome Students evaluate changes in human action to combat desertification. Read the paragraph on combating desertification in the Background section of the Deserts and desertification Global Issue page: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page2006.html List the methods suggested for combating desertification. Create a Consequence chart about one of these methods, and suggest some of the possible outcomes for the environment and people living in the area. Research a story about combating desertification, for example: Turning back the sands: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page2024.html Learning to combat desertification: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001258/125816e.pdf Making a difference: stories from local communities http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/localcommunities/stories.php Construct a model or diagram showing the 'before' and 'after' of the project combating desertification. Create a PMI chart of the action. Present the model and PMI chart to the class. List, in order from most to least effective, the different methods for combating desertification that the class explored. Assessment task Argue for or against the need for international action to combat desertification.