Numbers in Global Numbers in Global EducationEducation

By Maiki HintBy Maiki Hint

Teaching numbers, Teaching numbers, fractions, percentages to fractions, percentages to

students.students.• This is one possibility to integrate Global This is one possibility to integrate Global

EEducation in your everyday lesson plans.ducation in your everyday lesson plans.• The aim is to teach students how to read The aim is to teach students how to read

different forms of numbers by using different forms of numbers by using materials about global education.materials about global education.

• These facts and figures come from the These facts and figures come from the webpagewebpagess:: http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/ghttp://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/quiz?action=publicQuizlobaled/quiz?action=publicQuiz

• www.globalissues.orgwww.globalissues.org

• How much have temperatures risen How much have temperatures risen around the Antarctic Peninsula in the around the Antarctic Peninsula in the past 50 years?past 50 years? 1°C,1.5°C, 2.5°C 1°C,1.5°C, 2.5°C

• How much water do you need each day How much water do you need each day to survive?to survive? 2-5 litres, 25-50 litres, 100-200  2-5 litres, 25-50 litres, 100-200 litres,litres, over 500 litresover 500 litres

• How many people live in How many people live in India?India? 900,000,000; 1,000,000,100;  900,000,000; 1,000,000,100; 1,000,100,000; 1.1billion1,000,100,000; 1.1billion

• If your family was in the If your family was in the ¼ ¼ of the of the Indian population that lives below the Indian population that lives below the poverty line how might this affect you?poverty line how might this affect you?

• What is the land area of India?What is the land area of India? 3 million  3 million square kilometres, 32 million square square kilometres, 32 million square kilometres, 3.2 million square kilometreskilometres, 3.2 million square kilometres33.2 million square kilometres33.2 million square kilometres

• In 2000, 189 government leaders committed In 2000, 189 government leaders committed themselves to achieving the eight themselves to achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals by 2015.Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

• Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day.less than $1 a day.

• At least 80% of humanity lives on less At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a daythan $10 a day

• According to UNICEF, 24,000 children According to UNICEF, 24,000 children die each day due to poverty. die each day due to poverty.

• 72 million children of primary school age 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in in the developing world were not in school in 2005; 57 per cent of them were school in 2005; 57 per cent of them were girls. girls.

• Nearly a billion people entered the 21st Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign century unable to read a book or sign their names.their names.

• About 0.13% of the world’s population About 0.13% of the world’s population controlled 25% of the world’s finances in controlled 25% of the world’s finances in 20042004. .