This activity provides opportunities for students to explore how social factors and the applications of science are connected.
Students use a role play to explore how social factors impact on catchment management decisions.
They also formulate and evaluate options for the effective resolution of conflict. Prepare role cards, each with a description of one of the 12 characters in the role-play. The thirteenth character is the chairperson of the meeting. The teacher may take this role or allocate it to a student. Other people's views Some students have difficulty in appreciating the range of different perspectives that are held by various stakeholders in a catchment.