Week 1 Next Step

http://thesimplecraftdiaries.blogspot.ie/2012/08/kinder-egg-minion.html

Now that we have our instructions let's see what help we need:

Blue Group: Global picture of poverty? 

Here is some information that might come in handy:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/~/media/Files/Education/Resources/Change%20the%20world%20in%20eight%20steps/goal_1_updated.ashx

http://www.unicef.org/photography/photo_week.php#UNI135078

You can read to page 3 and then have a look at the activity on page 4. I will give you print outs as well.

Red Group: Definition of poverty?

You might want to check out this website:

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/poverty.shtml

Also present your ideas about what poverty means to you in a group popplet

Yellow Group: Statistics about poverty in Ireland?

Have a look at this website:

http://www.combatpoverty.ie/povertyinireland/students.html

Green Group: Poverty in Ireland.

http://pigeonproject.com/gallery/83063061jm005_statistics_su-2/

You can include whatever you would like in this section.

These sites may be useful:

http://www.eapn.ie/eapn/press-release-1-may-2012-government-acknowledges-rise-in-numbers-in-poverty-are-linked-to-recent-policies-and-lowers-future-targets-to-reduce-poverty

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0410/316620-thousands-living-in-poverty-according-to-report/

Best of luck!

We'll check in with with group at the end of class.....