What: Research into a changemaker
Why: To research the significance individuals have had on a variety of social, economic, environmental or political issues
How: Research a historical or contemporary changemaker and use your chosen presentation method to communicate your evaluation of the change they have made.
Why: To research the significance individuals have had on a variety of social, economic, environmental or political issues
How: Research a historical or contemporary changemaker and use your chosen presentation method to communicate your evaluation of the change they have made.
Evaluating change
•Importance-to what extent is the change being made important? Who is it important to? How long will the change be important for?
• Profundity-how deeply people's lives have been effected.
•Quantity-how many lives have been effected or could be effected?
•Durability-for how long have people's lives been effected. How long may the impacts of the change be seen into the future?
•Relevance-how relevant are the changes today?
You can present your changenaker in a number of ways. These could include Power Point, video, essay, infographic, cartoon strip, biography, poster or speech.
•Importance-to what extent is the change being made important? Who is it important to? How long will the change be important for?
• Profundity-how deeply people's lives have been effected.
•Quantity-how many lives have been effected or could be effected?
•Durability-for how long have people's lives been effected. How long may the impacts of the change be seen into the future?
•Relevance-how relevant are the changes today?
You can present your changenaker in a number of ways. These could include Power Point, video, essay, infographic, cartoon strip, biography, poster or speech.
Example Project 1: Mother Teresa and Powerpoint
| mother_teresa_change_maker.pptx |
Example Project 2: Ellen MAcarthur and INFOGraphic
| ellen_macarthur_changemaker.pdf |
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Example project 3:
Suggestions of Changemakers you could use:
Sir David Attenborough Naturalist
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Greta Thunberg - Climate activist and the school girl that sparked a revolution
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Melati and Isabel Wijsen- The sisters waving goodbye to plastic bags
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William Kamkwamba-The boy who harnessed the wind
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Stella McCartney - The star of earth friendly fashion
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Malala Yousafzai Campaigning for girls rights to education
Bill Gates- American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist.
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Mahatma Gandhi - Political activist who was the leader of the Indian National Congress and ultimately led India to its freedom and independence from British colonial rule.
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Marie Curie - scientist who discovered polonium and radium and was awarded the Nobel prize.
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Martin Luther King JR- Civil Rights leader
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Nelson Mandela - Anti-apartheid leader, first President of democratic South Africa in 1994
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Simon Bolivar - Liberator of South American countries
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Leonardo da Vinci - Artist who helped us understand human anatomy and foresaw the age of flight 400 years before it finally happened.
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Sir Isaac Newton - English mathematician and scientist
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Wangari Muta Maathai - Kenyan scientist, professor, and environmental and political activist.
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Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell - first woman to receive a medical degree from an American medical school after overcoming several odds
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Louis Pasteur - (1822 – 1895) French chemist and Biologist
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Albert Einstein - (1879 –– 1955) German physicist
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Rosa Parks - (1913 – 2005) Civil Rights activist
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John M Keynes - (1883 – 1946) Influential economist
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William Wilberforce - (1759 – 1833) Campaigner against slavery
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Helen Keller - (1880–1968) Despite disability of both deafness and blindness, she learned to read and write, becoming a champion of social issues and helping to improve the welfare of deaf people.
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Harriet Tubman - (1822–1913) Tubman escaped from slavery but returned on many dangerous missions to Maryland where she helped lead slaves to freedom. She also served as agent and leader during the Civil War.
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