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USING GAPMINDER

Paula Cooper King Edward VI Five Ways School

Bob Lang King Edward VI Five Ways School

Daniel Lapidus Gapminder Foundation

OBJECTIVES• What is Gapminder?

• Why does Gapminder matter to Geography?

• How does Gapminder work?

• How can we use Gapminder in our lessons?

• How do you think we could use Gapminder in our lessons?

What is Gapminder?•A non-profit venture

•‘fight the most devastating myths by building a fact-based world view that everyone understands’

•Promote sustainable global development.

•www.gapminder.org is free to use

•Current data about the world - accessible, meaningful and dynamic.

•‘A kind of modern ‘museum’ on the internet’.

Why does Gapminder matter to Geography?

Which country has the most children per woman (highest total fertility)?

•Bangladesh•Saudi Arabia•Israel

Source: www.gapminder.org accessed April 2011

Why does Gapminder matter to Geography?

BUT THE WORLD HAS CHANGED AND IS CHANGING!

Convergence between these ‘developed’ and ‘developing worlds’, these concepts and terms no longer fit.

•Need to challenge our assumptions•Need to change mindset•Need to use a different vocabulary

There is no such thing as a western worldor a developing world’Prof Hans Rosling, September 2010

Familiar concepts of ‘less’ and ‘more’ developed countries (LEDCs and MEDCs), of ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries and a global ‘North-South Divide’.

http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=176 accessed April 2011

Why does Gapminder matter to Geography?

Young people need modern understandingof their diverse and changing world that isdrawn from the reliable data that actuallyexists; they need this to understand the realchange that is happening in their places andlives, and in the lives of others.

Gapminder gives us:•Access to data•Current data•Control and choice•Helps make sense of the data

How does Gapminder work?

How can we use Gapminder in our lessons?

• Make your own animation and narration

• Trace (or chase!) the country

• Card sorting activity

• Play the casino!

Trace (or chase) the country Brazil

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Trace (or chase) the country Brazil

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Back and forth

rapid

Straight up

USA

China

http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/gapminderandworldmapper/

How do you think we could use Gapminder in our lessons?

• Post-its please!• Email us!• Let Gapminder know via Gapminder

Movement

pcooper@kefw.bham.sch.ukrlang@kefw.bham.sch.ukpaulahard@blueyonder.co.ukbob.lang@btinternet.com

Gapminder Movement

www.gapminder.org/movement

• Join as a member

• Participate in the forum discussions

• Upload resources

Final Thoughts

Geography has a powerful role to play in

allowing pupils to build a current and

knowledge-based world view, and to

develop their understanding of meaningful

data that are distinct from political discourse

and personal opinion.

Final thoughts…

• Facts and knowledge matter

• Accuracy matters

• The world is changing…..

• …and with this knowledge we can change the world

• Helps us teach understanding of the world as it REALLY is NOW

• Problems are fixable… Collier?