This week is film week.. During the autumn we watched an Australian film "The Rabbit-proof Fence"
This term we will watch a documentary which is very relevant in our world today.
The title is "Darwin's Nightmare"
Here are the questions for the different groups:
Natural Scientists
What effects on the eco-system around the Lake are shown in the film?
What other ecological effects on the Lake are also a result of the introduction of the Nile Perch? (Do some research!)
What can be done to re-balance the eco-system (if anything)?
Social Scientists
What are the social effects portrayed in the film(both negative and positive) on the society around the Lake ?
What stereotype images can you see in the film?
What has happened to the traditional fishing community?
Economists
What economic changes are presented in the film?
Who are the winners and who are the losers?
What kind of entrepreneurs are shown on the international, national and local level?
What areas can be described as "dirty business"?
Technologists
What is the role of technology in the fish business described?
What are the positive aspects of technology and what are the negative aspects?
Whose responsibility is is that technology is used in a positive way to improve communities?
We will begin to look at the film today and then see the rest of it on Friday.
Good viewing!
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