unit of inquiry homework

You will have to research on any one of the following issues

The issues:

1)      Climate change – weather conditions

a)      What do you think when you hear about the term climate change?

b)      Why do you think the temperature differs in different areas of the same city?

c)       Do you think the weather has changed compared to the last 3-5 years?

d)      Why do you think the weather is changing?

e)      What changes do you find in the weather?

f)       How to overcome with the problem of climate changes?

2)      Water management

a)      What are the main issues related to water in our city/country/world?

b)      How does water helps us in industries, recycling of products, climate changes?

c)       How much percentage of water is salty on earth, which is not in use?

d)      Which areas or regions on earth are still facing shortage of water?

e)      The consequences of not getting water leads to –

f)       How to save ourselves from these problems?

g)      How to ensure we get clean water?

h)      What is clean water

i)        Water are the different types of ways water can be contaminated?

3)      Animal welfare (ethical treatment of animals)

a)      What do you understand by animal welfare?

b)      What should animal welfare consist of?

c)       Are there any laws for animal welfare? If yes then what are they?

d)      Have you noticed any animals or birds in trouble? If yes then have you done something about it?

e)      What would you do for the welfare of animals?

4)      Reuse, reduce, recycle

5)      Living with disabilities

a)      What do you understand by the term disability?

b)      Are there any disabled people in your family / community ?

c)       Have you come across disabled people anywhere in the city?

d)      Do you think being different physically or mentally is an opportunity or a curse? Give reason to justify your answer.

e)      What could be the ways to make disable people feel normal and lead a normal life?

6)      Mental health in developing countries

a)      What according to you is negligence?

b)      What is mental health, what does it comprise of?

c)       What kind of situation may arise if mental health is neglected?

d)      What could be the causes of depression?

e)      Have you ever been sad? What are the reasons which have made you sad? How have you overcome your sadness?

f)       What can you do to make yourself happy in any situation?

g)      What can you do to make others (who are not necessarily) your family members happy?

7)      Child labour

a)      Find out the ratios of child labour in different countries and major reasons behind it.

b)      What is child labour?

c)       How are children engage in child labour?

d)      What could be the reasons behind child labour?

e)      What laws are made by the government to control and demolish child labour? Do you think there should be consequences on child labour on people who propagate child labour?

f)       What action can you take on this aspect?

8)      Peace and Justice

9)      Development- quality education, gender equality, availability of jobs and economic growth

10)   Poverty