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The European Parliament: What’s that? A European Union teaching resource for 11-16 year olds. |
This issues-based pack has been developed to assist teachers deliver the EU strand of the national curriculum in citizenship at Key Stages 3 and 4. It can also be used in other classes to teach about the EU. Key Stage 3 and 4 teachers wishing to receive the complete pack (interactive CD-Rom with film clips, quizzes, teachers' notes and activity files, a DVD with film clips only and standalone paper-based resources with lesson plans, maps, mystery cards and an assembly plan) should email: eplondon@europarl.europa.eu mentioning the title of the pack 'The European Parliament: What's that?' and giving name, position (eg citizenship coordinator), school, postal address, email address and telephone number. In the event that you do not have the equipment to use the CD-Rom but you wish to use the DVD instead, you can download below the teachers’ notes and activity sheets designed to be used with the videos on the DVD. These files are the same ones to be found on the CD-Rom. The activities aim to promote discussion about the function of the EU and its Parliament and the implications of EU membership. They have been designed to encourage real debate; to give students the opportunity to discover what they really think whilst giving them the key terms and concepts they need to be able to engage with this debate and politics in general.
Teachers' notes and Activities to support the DVD. The nine videos are based around learning objectives that are divided up into three Parts. These, with the curriculum links and other useful information, are explained in the general teachers’ notes. Teachers’ notes and activity sheets are also downloadable from the CD Rom.
Part 1: What does Europe mean to me?
Video 1: The History of the European Union - 4 mins 23 secs This short video explores the history of the European Union (EU), the reasons why it was formed and its main functions. The supporting activity is in the form of a True/false quiz.
Video 2: How does the European Union affect you? – 3 mins 40 secs This video talks about the impact EU policy as had on our daily lives here in the UK. It is supported by two activities:
Part 2: The role of the European Parliament and its MEPs
Video 3: What does an MEP do? – 6 mins 20 secs This video outlines the role and responsibilities of the European Parliament and explains the role of MEPs and how they work with other institutions to make and shape the law.
Part 3: Making change happen These videos show examples of issues that concern the European Parliament and ones which are of interest to 11-16 year olds. They demonstrate the impact that the European Parliament has had on these issues. They are supported by “role play” activities which allow the students to debate these issues from opposing points of view. Videos 4-8: The Single Market - 6 mins 8 secs Consumer Protection – 4 mins 31 secs Animal Welfare - 5 mins 59 secs The Environment - 5 mins 31 secs Professional Football - 4 mins 11 secs
Video 9: Getting Involved – 1 min 52 secs This video gives the MEPs views on why they think and welcome the opinions and involvement of young people. The document below gives an A-Z list of other resources, weblinks, games and activities you can either undertake with students or they can do individually or in groups to explore this subject in greater depth.
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