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Closing the gap

Closing the gap. What is it and why do we want to close it?. What is the GAP?. What do you think “Closing the Gap” is all about? The Gap refers to the difference in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.

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Closing the gap

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  1. Closing the gap What is it and why do we want to close it?

  2. What is the GAP? • What do you think “Closing the Gap” is all about? • The Gap refers to the difference in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. • Life expectancy means how long people are expected to live. This is an indicator of a persons general overall health. • The “Gap” at the moment is about 11 years. This means that on average, non-indigenous Australians live approximately 11 years more than indigenous Australians.

  3. What’s being done to close the gap? • Watch the video on the year 7 FUSE website made by OXFAM • http://year7fuse2013.weebly.com/humanities3.html

  4. What does this tell us? Information level Each group (3/4 people) needs to complete one of the following before reporting back to the class. • Find 4 achievements of the Close the Gap campaign. • List two people in the video and explain why they support the Close the Gap campaign. • List three things that will happen if the Close the Gap campaign doesn’t keep it’s funding. • List two of the different programs funded through the Close the Gap campaign and what they do.

  5. What does this tell us? Knowledge/Know-How Level In each group of 4, each person needs to complete one of the following activities (all 4 need to be completed by the group): • Find 4 achievements of the Close the Gap campaign. • List two people in the video and explain why they support the Close the Gap campaign. • List three things that will happen if the Close the Gap campaign doesn’t keep it’s funding. • List two of the different programs funded through Close the Gap and what they do.

  6. What does this tell us Wisdom Level Each group of 4 needs to create an oral presentation about the Close the Gap campaign. You should use the information from the video. You should include details about: • The achievements of the Close the Gap campaign. • Well known people in the video and explain why they support the Close the Gap campaign. • The effects of cutting off funding to the Close the gap programs • The different programs funded through Close the Gap and what they do.

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