Subject : Life Skills

Topic : Deforestation – Who is responsible?

Level : Secondary 3 / 4
Duration : 1 hour
Prior Knowledge :
Students should know
 De Bono’s Hats
 What deforestation is and its effects
Learning Objective :
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to
 See the problem from different perspectives

Duration Teaching Procedure Resources Rationale

10 mins Tuning in
 Students will be encouraged to  To activate students’
share with the class what prior knowledge
deforestation is and its effects
 What have you learnt about
deforestation?
 What are the effects of
deforestation?
 To make the
 Students are prompted to raise problem more
some examples in the region relevant to the
 Which are the countries that have students
encountered the problem?
 How have the effects affected
you?

20 mins Development
 Students are split into groups of 4
 Students are to read the article  Newspaper
individually Article
 Students to do think-pair-share to  To check on the
elicit facts from the article students’
 Students are to write down their comprehension of
findings on post-it notes  Post-it the article
 Students are to paste their post-it notepads
notes on the whiteboard
 Teacher to facilitate in the
categorising of all the post-it  To allow the
notes under facts or opinions students to
 Using all the facts, students are to distinguish between
identify the main issue and the facts and opinions
parties involved
 Each group is to take on the
perspective of the
consumer/supplier or countries
that are indirectly affected
  Students are to analyse the issue
and evaluate whether Indonesia’s  De Bono’s  Using De Bono’s
proposed solution is a good one Hats worksheet Hats to facilitate
 Who are the ones affected by this students’ thinking
proposal?(white) process
 What is wrong with the proposal?
(black)
 What are the disadvantages of
implementing the
proposal?(black)
 What are the advantages of
implementing the
proposal?(yellow)
 How would the proposal solve the
problem?(yellow)
 How has the article changed your
views?(blue)

 The groups will present their

point of view based on their roles
 How do you feel about the
proposal? (red)
 Who do you feel is at a
disadvantage?(red)

20 mins Consolidation
 After hearing everyone’s  To develop students’
perspective, students are to negotiation skills
negotiate for a win-win solution

 Students to resolve their conflicts

in an amicable manner
10 mins Conclusion
 Students are to use 3-2-1 to  3-2-1  To assess students’
indicate what they have learnt for Worksheet ability to see a
the day. problem from
different perspective

Created by:
1) Alan Leong
2) Tan Li Leng
3) Clara Wong
4) Choong Pei Chin
 3 – 2 – 1 Worksheet

List 3 facts that you have learnt from today’s lesson.

Give 2 insights which you have gained.

Give an example of a similar situation that you had

experienced and how you can use what you’ve learnt
today to resolve the problem.
Newspaper Article
(The Straits Times, World, 5th June 2007)