Monday, May 26, 2008

Pre-Release

A typical Bank Holiday: windy and damp...

Here's a few tasks for you to do to while away the minutes...

1. Look at Resource 4: the Tax Disc survey...

a) What data did the students collect ?
b) Why would they want to know this information ?
c) Is the data they collected accurate ?
d) What problems are there with using this method of collecting data about where people have travelled from ?
[5 marks]


Here's a useful video to watch to get across the importance of CONSUMPTION of the World's economy. If you follow the link you can watch the rest of the excellent STORY OF STUFF...
It lasts just over 6 minutes, and will make you think... A bit USA centred, but then it was produced in the USA after all...



99% of everything bought in the USA is 'trash' within 6 months...

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