Lesson Plan

Unit/Topic: Human Wellbeing Date: 28 / 05/2018

Key Learning Area: Geography Year Level: 10

Time Introduction: Teaching Approaches
75 Re-cap Activity: Class discussion with student’s homework task- Worksheet Scaffold learning, on board, on
min completed for homework: Human wellbeing as a Geographical Issue- focus on spatial screen etc.
dimension.
Individual/ Group activities
PP- Geographical issues/ Spatial dimension.
 Explain slides to students and discuss that Spatial Dimension tells us where Class discussion
things are and why they are there.
 Explain that Geographical issues also have spatial dimension. Visual/ written stimulus

Students copy the definition of spatial dimension into their workbooks. Maps- Blank world map
 Explain to students that spatial dimension are used to measure indicators, in Activity, HPI Map.
order to give us a better insight into a country's wellbeing.

Introduce: The Happy Planet Index is one way wellbeing can be measured.
Ask students to think about this question:
 Which country is the happiest?
 Introduce HPI

Explain the four components the HPI measures (PP)

1. Life expectancy
2. Experienced wellbeing
3. Inequality of outcomes
4. Ecological footprint

Students copy PP on- Understanding the Happy Planet Index & colours to
represent the indicators.

Students answer the following questions:

1. Name three places you would expect to rank highly on the Happy Planet
Index.
2. Name three places you would expect to rank low.

Mapping: Students look at the Happy Planet Index Map- (Figure 1 page 404 of
textbook) - Map shown on smart board for students to see/ printed copy.

Students are given a blank world map. Using this blank map, students are to copy the
colours as shown on Figure 1. And transfer the same colours, using coloured pencils
onto their own blank map.

Teacher places HPI index world map on smart board with Key of map clearly shown.
Class discussion around the key so that students understand how human wellbeing is
measured using the HPI.

Students complete the following (In class/ Homework):

1. Explain in 1 paragraph why you chose the country/ continent you did for
happiest/ least happiest.
2. Based on the colours and KEY shown on Figure 1.- The Happy Planet Index
Map, were your predications for the happiest/ least happiest countries correct?
3. Can you think of any reasons that could explain why the spatial distribution of
happiness within countries/ continents and across the globe have been
presented this way on Figure 1?

Students complete Interpreting Cartoons worksheet.

Conclusion: Post-it note Activity. On the posit-it-note given, write down

definition for Human Wellbeing and 3 things that are important in shaping a
person or a nation’s wellbeing.